Le Temps immobile

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"Le Temps immobile" is a ten-volume work by Claude Mauriac, published between 1974 and 1988. It is not a traditional novel but rather a compilation of excerpts from letters, documents, and other writers' works, interspersed with entries from Mauriac's own diaries.1

The series offers a comprehensive look at 50 years of French intellectual life. Individual volumes within "Le Temps immobile" are dedicated to specific figures, including Claude Mauriac's father, the novelist François Mauriac, Charles de Gaulle, and Marcel Proust. Claude Mauriac was a journalist and critic, known for his participation in the nouveau roman movement, which challenged conventional novelistic structures.1

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Claude Mauriac
Mauriac’s best-known work, the 10-volume Le Temps immobile (1974–88; “Time Immobilized”), consists of excerpts from letters, documents, and parts of other writers’ works interspersed with entries from his own diaries. These books paint a rich picture of 50 years of French intellectual life, with separate volumes devoted to his father,…
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Mauriac’s best-known work, the 10-volume Le Temps immobile (1974–88; “Time Immobilized”), consists of excerpts from letters, documents, and parts of other writers’ works interspersed with entries from his own diaries. These books paint a rich picture of 50 years of French intellectual life, with separate volumes devoted to his father,…
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