A Nouveau Roman de la route: Marc Séguin's la foi du braconnier and the Challenge of Rewriting

Robert, J

A Nouveau Roman de la route: Marc Séguin's la foi du braconnier and the Challenge of Rewriting

Robert, J

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Citation:: Australian Journal of French Studies, 2017, 54 (1), pp. 96 - 109
Issue Date:: 2017-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Robert, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6852-2137	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:15:16Z
dc.date.issued	2017-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of French Studies, 2017, 54 (1), pp. 96 - 109	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0004-9468	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/94269
dc.description.abstract	Québécois novelist Marc Séguin's La foi du braconnier (2009) is a road novel, an iconic American genre centred on the youthful quest for purpose and permissible rebellion against societal norms, reminiscent of Franco-American Jack Kerouac's On the Road. Far from being just another imitator of this genre-defining novel, Séguin's tale of a Québécois-Mohawk poacher who decides to drive a route that spells out FUCK YOU on the North American continent also draws on elements of the Nouveau Roman to posit a fraught relationship between the acts of writing and driving that are central to the road genre. The novel's fragmented narration in particular suggests that the self-expression and personal freedom sought on the road are illusory goals.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of French Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3828/AJFS.2017.08	en_US
dc.title	A Nouveau Roman de la route: Marc Séguin's la foi du braconnier and the Challenge of Rewriting	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

Québécois novelist Marc Séguin's La foi du braconnier (2009) is a road novel, an iconic American genre centred on the youthful quest for purpose and permissible rebellion against societal norms, reminiscent of Franco-American Jack Kerouac's On the Road. Far from being just another imitator of this genre-defining novel, Séguin's tale of a Québécois-Mohawk poacher who decides to drive a route that spells out FUCK YOU on the North American continent also draws on elements of the Nouveau Roman to posit a fraught relationship between the acts of writing and driving that are central to the road genre. The novel's fragmented narration in particular suggests that the self-expression and personal freedom sought on the road are illusory goals.

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