Autofiction and the law: legal scandals in contemporary French literature

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dc.contributor.authorEdwards, N.
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThis article compares two legal cases in France that involved works of autofiction. Camille Laurens and Christine Angot were both accused of atteinte à la vie privée on the basis of their representation of others in literary works. Laurens was found innocent and Angot guilty. This article compares the texts, the ways in which their authors articulate their identities as contemporary writers, and arguments advanced in their trials. At a time at which the truth is hotly contested, it examines what is at stake in the current spate of legal cases involving literature and reflects upon the current relationship between law and life writing.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityNatalie Edwards
dc.identifier.citationContemporary French and Francophone Studies, 2018; 22(1):6-14
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/17409292.2018.1450721
dc.identifier.issn1740-9292
dc.identifier.issn1740-9306
dc.identifier.orcidEdwards, N. [0000-0002-7094-9890]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/118731
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.rights© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/17409292.2018.1450721
dc.subjectAutofiction; Christine Angot; Camille Laurens; atteinte à la vie privée; defamation; libel
dc.titleAutofiction and the law: legal scandals in contemporary French literature
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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