The Contemporary Fantastic

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By Amanda Vredenburgh

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This book examines the emancipatory and reparative functions of the literary fantastic in contemporary French fiction. Vredenburgh analyzes the selected authors' innovative understanding of the environmental crisis, racism, migration, and the formation of egalitarian communities.

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Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Contemporary Fantastic

Chapter One: A Theoretical Introduction to the Fantastic

Chapter Two: Rethinking the Environmental Crisis through Marie Darrieussecq's Fantastic Fiction

Chapter Three: The Phantasm of Race in Marie NDiaye's Metamorphoses

Chapter Four: A Fantastic Community in Antoine Volodine's Post-Exoticism

Conclusion: This Magic Moment

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