The French novelist offers evocative memories of his childhood and his family and discusses his own writings as well as the writings of others who have influenced him
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The best known of post-war French novelists, Robbe-Grillet
(1922- ) is the central figure in what has become known as the nouveau
roman or new novel, where the reality of what goes on in the mind is more
important than objective reality, if such a thing exists. As we all have
different minds, we all perceive reality heterogeneously. Robbe-Grillet has
also made successful films such as Last Year in Marienbad (1961).
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