The brave little tailor Eric Chevillard will be part of the texts read Thursday, November 19 at the event entitled "The Novel Today." Enter a world of fairy tales unusual ...
Here's what we said back cover of the book: "It is believed clear of such nonsense, to speak frankly. Childhood is behind us. And the tale of the brave little fly-killer is an old story. Now here is a writer claims the author suddenly become aware and responsible is lacking in the latter, carelessly brought forth by the popular imagination, subject to all the vicissitudes of the oral tradition and then gathered in this deplorable state by the Brothers Grimm in the early nineteenth century. He has ambitions. He intends to raise the frail character who is hero to the status of mythical figure. "
You'll understand that there is irony and even Socratic irony in this novel. A perfect knowledge of his enemies is the basis for good self-knowledge. But is there not a paradox in the nature of the enemy here designated as suggested by Anne Roche? ( http://www.fabula.org/colloques/document1039.php ) "The book is presented as a brave pamphlet intended to demolish ... who exactly?" Do we not also find here self-mockery and sarcasm?
Before going further in the analysis, revise the first classics of our childhood with the diegesis of the story: the little tailor earns his honor by killing seven flies with one blow on his jam sandwich. He builds a belt on which he marks "Seven at one blow" and goes on an adventure to meet her destiny. Then gradually, he kills giants, boars and married a beautiful princess!
That in a nutshell the story that we Chevillard proposes to review with him. However, do not believe that you will be assisting at a new version of "modernized" in history, albeit embellished by incessant digressions who mock the heroism of the little tailor (its size becomes an object of derision, as well as his confrontation with the giant, he is a power-hungry who's goal to rule the world). In this rewrite rules where the story are deliberately obliterated, as any reader you will be taken to the party. In fact, you probably know that this is the irony is most effective: "Everything is an ironist reader pretentious when he gazes" (Valery).
However, Chevillad seems to deal more to him of his status, the author, as ours, for us, readers of his book. Recalling that the brothers Grimm have only compile folk tales and transcribing oral language to written language (which is not very complicated for we know how to write), he wants to finally give a true author to this tale: it will be he ... So the writer also becomes a character in the story. While self-deprecating or self-celebration? You decide.
You'll understand that there is irony and even Socratic irony in this novel. A perfect knowledge of his enemies is the basis for good self-knowledge. But is there not a paradox in the nature of the enemy here designated as suggested by Anne Roche? ( http://www.fabula.org/colloques/document1039.php ) "The book is presented as a brave pamphlet intended to demolish ... who exactly?" Do we not also find here self-mockery and sarcasm?
Before going further in the analysis, revise the first classics of our childhood with the diegesis of the story: the little tailor earns his honor by killing seven flies with one blow on his jam sandwich. He builds a belt on which he marks "Seven at one blow" and goes on an adventure to meet her destiny. Then gradually, he kills giants, boars and married a beautiful princess!
That in a nutshell the story that we Chevillard proposes to review with him. However, do not believe that you will be assisting at a new version of "modernized" in history, albeit embellished by incessant digressions who mock the heroism of the little tailor (its size becomes an object of derision, as well as his confrontation with the giant, he is a power-hungry who's goal to rule the world). In this rewrite rules where the story are deliberately obliterated, as any reader you will be taken to the party. In fact, you probably know that this is the irony is most effective: "Everything is an ironist reader pretentious when he gazes" (Valery).
However, Chevillad seems to deal more to him of his status, the author, as ours, for us, readers of his book. Recalling that the brothers Grimm have only compile folk tales and transcribing oral language to written language (which is not very complicated for we know how to write), he wants to finally give a true author to this tale: it will be he ... So the writer also becomes a character in the story. While self-deprecating or self-celebration? You decide.
To discover the world of Eric Chevillard, I suggest you take a look at his blog. This will help identify the likely character.
http://l-autofictif.over-blog.com/
http://l-autofictif.over-blog.com/
And to whet your mouth, you can try with this link on the front pages of the novel: http://www .leseditionsdeminuit.eu/images/3/extrait_1564.pdf
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