Christine Montalbetti is a

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novelist, playwright and professor of literature at the

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. In her writing, Montalbetti practices what

Warren Motte Warren F. Motte is a Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Colorado Boulder. His focus is contemporary writing, with an emphasis upon experimental, avant-garde, or other subversive forms of both fiction and poetry. M ...

calls "intrusive narration," or a narrative style that engages the reader directly in dialogue. Thus in one of her short stories, Montalbetti remarks to the reader, "you are the one person who many imagine flawlessly the particular trouble that the unlucky hero of this story experiences." Christine Montalbetti has written nine works of fiction, many of which have been translated into English and published with

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. Her most recent book, ''Nothing But the Waves and Wind'', was awarded the 2014

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for the best work of contemporary fiction.

Works

Translated works

*''Western'', Dalkey Archive Press, 2009 (''Western'', P.O.L, 2005) *''The Origin of Man'', Dalkey Archive Press, 2012 (''L'Origine de l'homme'', P.O.L, 2002) *''Nothing But the Waves and Wind'', Dalkey Archive Press, 2017 (''Plus rien que les vagues et le vent'', P.O.L, 2014) *''American Journal'', Dalkey Archive Press, 2018 (''Journée américaine'', P.O.L, 2009)

Other works

*''Sa fable achevée, Simon sort dans la bruine'' is fable concluded, Simon steps into the drizzle P.O.L, 2011. *''Expérience de la campagne'' xperience of the countryside P.O.L, 2005. *''Nouvelles sur le sentiment amoureux'' tories about the feeling of love P.O.L, 2007. *''Petits Déjeuners avec quelques écrivains célebres'' reakfasts with a few famous writersP.O.L, 2008. *''Le Cas Jekyll'' he Jekyll Case P.O.L, 2010. *''L'Évaporation de l'oncle'' he Evaporation of Uncle P.O.L, 2011.

References

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