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Tropisms
1939 novel by Nathalie Sarraute From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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]
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Tropisms consists of twenty-four short vignettes, capturing brief scenes in minute detail.[10]
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