At Les inRocks Clémentine Goldszal takes a brief look at the interesting phenomenon of Les trésors oubliés de la littérature américaine, as French publishers are going back to the older American well, resurrecting authors from a few decades back -- such as Don Carpenter, Richard Yates, Steve Tesich, Frederick Exley -- and finally introducing them to French audiences (much like recent success-story all across Europe, John Williams' Stoner).
With a lack of editorial interest in a lot of foreign stuff a few decades back a lot of good stuff was apparently overlooked, back in the day -- and the French reading-public seems to be eager to see what they missed.
With a lack of editorial interest in a lot of foreign stuff a few decades back a lot of good stuff was apparently overlooked, back in the day -- and the French reading-public seems to be eager to see what they missed.