French Literature Reviews - 2026

C. Edwards. Laurent Gaudé: Storyteller, Playwright, Global Writer
Comparative and World Literature

Laurent Gaudé: Storyteller, Playwright, Global Writer

Carole Edwards

ISBN 978-2-406-10739-2

192 Pages

25.00 €

Lettres Modernes Minard

OVERVIEW

[FR/EN]

This essay offers an in-depth study of a selection of works by Laurent Gaudé using precise and diverse theoretical approaches (postcolonial, narrative, mythological, and ecocritical) that examine Gaudé's poetics within a redefined 21st-century imaginary.

This essay offers an in-depth study of a selection of works by Laurent Gaudé through precise and varied theoretical approaches (postcolonial, narrative, mythological, and ecocritical) that examine Gaudé's poetics within a redefined 21st-century imaginary.

Laurent Gaudé occupies a prominent place in contemporary French literature as a versatile author whose output spans novels and dramatic works. His writing engages with transnational themes, historical displacement, and mythic structures, drawing widespread attention from scholars of modern Francophone letters. Academic inquiry into his oeuvre frequently highlights how his narratives negotiate collective memory and human geography across diverse settings, reflecting broader shifts in twenty-first-century literary production and narrative forms.

Carole Edwards examines a selection of Gaudé's texts by applying postcolonial, narrative, mythological, and ecocritical frameworks to examine his poetics within a redefined 21st-century imaginary. Readers interested in contemporary French fiction, dramatic writing, and critical theory may find it relevant. The study utilizes precise and diverse theoretical approaches to explore these themes in Gaudé's literary works.