Reviews for Le Bizarre and le Decousu in the Novels and Theoretical Works of Denis Diderot: How the Idea of Marginality Originated in Eighteenth-Century France

The average rating for Le Bizarre and le Decousu in the Novels and Theoretical Works of Denis Diderot: How the Idea of Marginality Originated in Eighteenth-Century France based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-04-04 00:00:00 Lynda M Steinhauer I am not an English major, so this was a rather plodding read for me as, for the most part, it's a textbook. That said, Kershaw's research seems thorough and her thesis that critics' claims of Némirovsky being anti-Semitic, despite her having been Jewish, are well contradicted. In my mind, Némirovsky had one goal with her writing beyond its intrinsic value as a creative outlet: to get published and to generate income. She attempted to write what she thought could sell, and she pushed her stories on those she thought were most apt to publish them. I accidentally came across Némirovsky while browsing books at a thrift store. Upon doing a web search, I became intrigued and somewhat obsessed with her unique and tragic story as a writer and eventual Holocaust victim. I bought and have read a number of her books and stories, as well as two biographies and other articles. I get that way sometimes. So, when I found that my local library had a copy of this critical study of her work, I picked it up. I suppose that it has taken me so long to read (it has fewer than 200 pages) because I've had a relatively busy spring with work (along with other distractions). It has been hard to really dive into it because being able to only read several pages here, and several more pages there. While not being heavy with biographical information, the book often provides additional details regarding the atmosphere within which Némirovsky wrote.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-08-22 00:00:00 Daniel Clarke This research on Irène Némirovsky's oeuvre is a very well written analysis about her role and place on the literary field of the 1930s France. Kershaw writes about the reseption of her books in the 1930s and in our time. She gives a very interesting and beliavable interpretation on Némirovsky's so called antisemitism and her use of popular themes in 1930s literature.