Le Lit

novel by Rolin

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Le Lit (1960), translated as "The Bed," is a novel by Belgian author Dominique Rolin. It is characterized by its introspective and psychoanalytic style, exploring themes of death, self, and family through a woman's perspective as she recounts her husband's passing. The novel is noted for its incisive language and its influence from the French nouveau roman literary movement. Rolin, who authored over 30 books, often focused on themes of birth, death, family, and physical dislocation throughout her career. The novel was adapted into a film in 1982.1

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Dominique Rolin
Le Lit (1960; “The Bed”), a woman’s account of her husband’s death, shows the influence of the French nouveau roman (see antinovel) and was filmed in 1982 by the Belgian director Marion Hänsel. The monologues of La Maison, la forêt (1965; “The House, the Forest”)…
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Le Lit (1960; “The Bed”), a woman’s account of her husband’s death, shows the influence of the French nouveau roman (see antinovel) and was filmed in 1982 by the Belgian director Marion Hänsel. The monologues of La Maison, la forêt (1965; “The House, the Forest”)…
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