''Le maintien de l'ordre'' ( Gallimard, 1961), translated as ''Law and Order'', is a

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

writer

Claude Ollier Claude Ollier (; 17 December 1922 – 18 October 2014) was a French writer closely associated with the nouveau roman literary movement. Born in Paris, he was the first winner of the Prix Médicis The Prix Médicis is a French literary award gi ...

written in classic nouveau roman style. The novel is divided into three parts, and is written primarily in the third-person, objective narrative mode.

English translations

''Le maintien de l'ordre'' was translated by Ursule Molinaro for Red Dust in 1971.

References

1961 French novels Éditions Gallimard books {{1960s-novel-stub