Alain Fleischer's Self-Referential Literary Strategy

Alain Fleischer's double literary release features two works that revisit his earlier texts: 'L'Ascenseur' references 'La Nuit sans Stella' (1995) and 'Immersion' (2005), while 'Quelques Obscurcissements' (published by Seuil) shares its title with a 1991 book and continues 'L'Amant en culottes courtes' (2006). Through a self-reflexive use of his own writing, Fleischer positions himself as the space between stories. The two books differ in genre: 'L'Ascenseur' is fictional and open-ended, poised to develop into a new novel, while 'Quelques Obscurcissements' is autobiographical and closes the episode of young Alan's discovery of love. Fleischer conceptualizes his 'archipelago' strategy, dreaming of a literature where each text communicates with all others, like fragments or islets. He seeks what Deleuze calls the 'unique book of monads,' encompassing the entire universe, challenging linearity and chronology. The review by Léa Bismuth in artpress suggests Fleischer's deeply baroque nature.