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The Benefactor and New Fiction of France

Chen Wen-gang

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Sontag was greatly influenced by New Fiction of France in 1950s when writing her maiden work,The Benefactor.In the novel the plot is deconstructed,the characters and narrator are banished and only a labyrinth of narrative form is left,which declares the end of trust between the writer and the reader.This creation is essentially an experiment under the influence of New Fiction.

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Sontag was greatly influenced by New Fiction of France in 1950s when writing her maiden work,The Benefactor.In the novel the plot is deconstructed,the characters and narrator are banished and only a labyrinth of narrative form is left,which declares the end of trust between the writer and the reader.This creation is essentially an experiment under the influence of New Fiction.

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Sontag was greatly influenced by New Fiction of France in 1950s when writing her maiden work,The Benefactor.In the novel the plot is deconstructed,the characters and narrator are banished and only a labyrinth of narrative form is left,which declares the end of trust between the writer and the reader.This creation is essentially an experiment under the influence of New Fiction.

Key concepts: Narrative, Plot (graphics), Literature, Art, Fiction theory, Literary fiction, Literary criticism, Statistics

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