Tag Archives: Diary

Roland Barthes, a Contemporary Autofictional Writer? Or, Barthes Loses the Habit

Posted on 26/03/2020 by Sam Ferguson

What does Barthes have to do with autofiction? I argue that he is actually one of our contemporary autofictional writers, and that he helps us to understand the experience that their writings share in common. Continue reading →

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The Diary as Radicalisation of French Autofiction

Posted on 24/10/2019 by Sam Ferguson

I shall argue that autofiction moved from having an orientation towards autobiography, to having an orientation towards the diary; that this shift roughly coincides with a new generation of writers who came to prominence in the 1990s; and that the change can be seen as a radicalisation of the practices and desires of autofiction. Continue reading →

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Maurice Blanchot: Theorist of the Diary

Posted on 03/10/2019 by Sam Ferguson

While researching for my next book on diaries in French literature, I found that Maurice Blanchot — reputedly hostile to all things biographical — is actually one of the most important and insightful writers on the diary. Continue reading →

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