Christine Angot's Novel 'Le Marché des Amants' Published by Seuil
Christine Angot's latest novel, 'Le Marché des amants,' has been published by éditions du Seuil in the collection Fiction et Cie. The author describes the work as a novel to which she was 'contrained,' borrowing Georges Bataille's preface to 'Le Bleu du ciel.' Angot emphasizes that the book is a novel nourished by her lived experience, not a society chronicle exploiting the media notoriety of one of its characters. She hopes it will be read for what it is, rather than as fodder for gossip magazines that dominate the press market. The novel was released in September 2008.
Key facts
- Christine Angot's novel 'Le Marché des amants' was published by éditions du Seuil.
- The book is part of the collection Fiction et Cie.
- Angot says she was 'contrained' to write the novel, referencing Georges Bataille.
- The novel is based on the author's lived experience.
- Angot warns against reading it as a society chronicle due to a character's media fame.
- The novel was released in September 2008.
- The source is artpress.com from September 1, 2008.
Entities
Artists
- Christine Angot
- Georges Bataille
Institutions
- éditions du Seuil
- Fiction et Cie
- artpress
Sources
- artpress —