Tropisms

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Tropisms

1939 novel by Nathalie Sarraute

This article is about the novel. For the biological phenomenon, see Tropism.

Tropisms (French: Tropismes [tʁɔ.pism]) is an experimental novel by Nathalie Sarraute, first published in 1939. It is considered a forerunner of the Nouveau Roman.[1][2] Jean Genet, Marguerite Duras and Jean-Paul Sartre all described it as a masterpiece.[3][4][5]

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The title refers to tropisms, stimuli to plant growth; in the human sense, Sarraute imagined tropisms as "interior movements that precede and prepare our words and actions, at the limits of our consciousness."[6][7][8]

It was ranked #73 in Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century.[9]

Content

Tropisms consists of twenty-four short vignettes, capturing brief scenes in minute detail.[10]

References

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    Serraute, Nathalie (August 28, 2018). Tropism. Alma Books. ISBN 9780714549330 – via Google Books.
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    Guppy, Shusha; Weiss, Jason (Spring 1990). "Nathalie Sarraute, The Art of Fiction No. 115". The Paris Review.
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    Barbour, Sarah (November 9, 1993). Nathalie Sarraute and the Feminist Reader: Identities in Process. Bucknell University Press. ISBN 9780838752357 – via Google Books.
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    "Tropismes de Nathalie Sarraute: Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis". Encyclopaedia Universalis. November 10, 2015. ISBN 9782852299962 – via Google Books.
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    "Les 100 livres du vingtième siècle d'après Le Monde - Liste de 95 livres - SensCritique". www.senscritique.com.
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