Tag Archives: Maurice Blanchot

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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Roland Barthes, autofictionneur contemporain, ou Barthes qui perd l’habitude

Posted on 26/03/2020 by Sam Ferguson

Qu’est-ce que Roland Barthes a à voir avec l’autofiction? Paradoxalement, Barthes appartient à la génération distincte des écrivains autofictionneurs qui ont émergé à partir des années 1990, et il nous aide à comprendre l’expérience que leurs écrits ont en commun. 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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