Wandering in André Dhôtel’s Le Mont Damion
Aleksandra Komandera
Université de Silésie , PolandAbstract
The paper discusses the theme of wandering in the novel by French author André Dhôtel. The protagonist of Le Mont Damion, Fabien Gort, is not a typical vagrant, as he is a member of an intellectual and quite rich family. However, because of his strong absent-mindedness and strangeness, Fabien is unable to find a place in social structures. People’s hostility leads him to many wanderings and unexpected encounters which influence his existence. The novel seems to be also a generic wandering, as it possesses some features of picaresque novel, adventure novel, initiation story and fairytale fantasy.
Keywords:
André Dhôtel, wandering, strange, social structures, hybrid genreReferences
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Komandera, A. “Vagabondage Dans Le Mont Damion d’André Dhôtel”. Quêtes littéraires, no. 4, Dec. 2014, pp. 111-9, doi:10.31743/ql.4578.
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