Philippe Sollers explores secrecy in new novel Le Secret
Philippe Sollers has published a new novel titled Le Secret, in which he examines his era as both a logician and a witness. Drawing on an inexhaustible cultural reservoir, the book references the Counter-Reformation, Catholic politics, the papacy, Stalinism, the Katyn Forest massacre, and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. In an interview with Bernard Comment, Sollers discusses the enigma of the title, why he is perceived as a paradoxical writer, his belonging to the purest tradition of the French novel—that of social critique—and the criminal evolution of societies.
Key facts
- Philippe Sollers published a new novel titled Le Secret.
- The novel addresses the Counter-Reformation, Catholic politics, the papacy, Stalinism, the Katyn Forest massacre, and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc.
- Sollers is interviewed by Bernard Comment.
- Topics include the enigma of the title, Sollers's paradoxical reputation, his place in the French novel tradition of social critique, and the criminal evolution of societies.
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- Philippe Sollers
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