Gérard Genette

Gérard Genette (7 June 1930 – 11 May 2018) was a French literary theorist. He was born in Paris. His works were about the structuralist movement and such figures as Roland Barthes and Claude Lévi-Strauss. He adapted the concept of bricolage. He was awarded the Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2016.[1]

After leaving the French Communist Party, Genette was a member of Socialisme ou Barbarie during 1957–8.[2] Among other positions, Genette was research director at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales[3] and a visiting professor at Yale University.

Genette died on 11 May 2018 at the age of 87.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "culturecommunication.gouv.fr". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  2. ↑ Gabler, Andrea (2006). "Arbeitsanalyse und Selbstbestimmung Zur Bedeutung und Aktualität von Socialisme ou Barbarie" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  3. ↑ Harari, Josue (1980). Textual Strategies. University Paperbacks. pp. 43–4. ISBN 0-416-73750-1.
  4. ↑ Le monde de la littérature en deuil: Gérard Genette est décédé à l’âge de 87 ans (in French)