Michel Tournier: Le Coq de bruyère is an academic book by Walter Redfern, published in 1996 by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press in the United States and by Associated University Presses in the United Kingdom.
The book discusses a short story collection by Michel Tournier, The Fetishist, titled in French as Le Coq de bruyère.
Sheila M. Bell of the University of Kent wrote that the book is also an analysis of The Fetishist to explain Tournier's overall methodology and style, and that The Fetishist is a representation of Tournier's body of work.[1]
Each chapter discusses a story, including a summary and analysis.[1] The author did not order the chapter in a particular way since he could not find why the stories were ordered the way they were in the original volume of The Fetishist.[2]
Reception
editBell argued that the book may better serve a "cultivated non-specialist" trying to learn about Tournier while it would frustrate an undergraduate student.[3]
Michael Worton of University College London wrote that he liked how the book "foregrounds" discussion of linguistic play while also addressing the author's sense of humor. Worton stated that he had hoped that Redfern would have clarified whether The Fetishist was a book with an overarching theme or if it was simply a collection of stories.[2]
References
edit- Bell, Sheila M. (June 1997). "Review Essay : The challenge of Tournier: Michel Tournier: 'Le Coq de bruyère'. By Walter Redfern. Madison: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; London: Associated University Presses, 1996. Pp. 138. H/b £23.00. Michel Tournier. Edited by Michael Worton. (Modern Literatures in Perspective). London and New York: Longman, 1995. Pp. 220. H/b £45.00. Michel Tournier. By David Gascoigne. (New Directions in European Writing). Oxford and Washington, D.C.: Berg, 1996. Pp. 234. P/b £17.95". Journal of European Studies. 27 (2): 213–224. doi:10.1177/004724419702700207.
- Worton, Michael (December 1996). "Michel Tournier: "Le coq de bruyère."". L'Esprit Créateur. 36 (4): 104–105. doi:10.1353/esp.0.0108 – via Project MUSE.
Notes
editFurther reading
edit- Edwards, Rachel (1997). "Michel Tournier: 'Le Coq de bruyère'". Modern Language Review. 92 (4): 982–983. doi:10.2307/3734262. JSTOR 3734262.
- Petit, Susan (1997). "Michel Tournier: Le Coq de bruyère". The French Review. 70 (6): 935–936.
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