PT Journal
AU Vozdova, M
TI The Auvergne through the eyes of a Parisian or a tribute to the author's native country
SO Romanica Olomucensia
PY 2016
BP 107
EP 114
VL 28
IS 1
DI 10.5507/ro.2016.011
DE contemporary novel; Lafon; Cantal; father; city; countryside.
AB The article focuses on the analysis of opposite motifs, the countryside and the city, in a prosaic universe, particularly in the novel Les Pays by Marie Helene Lafon, a contemporary French writer, a native of the Auvergne and living in Paris, whose works contain autobiographical elements. In her fiction, the author constantly mixes two spatiotemporal levels: the turbulent life of the capital city is confronted with the peaceful existence of a farm in the mountains. The interest is concentrated on the principal figure, Claire, who has to choose between the two worlds and live her life.
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