Les mondes imaginaires de Mélanie de Coster, une écrivaine en proie à la fantaisie

This interview explores the imaginary worlds created by Mélanie de Coster, a Belgian writer of contemporary fantastic literature. Ever since she published her first book in 2003, De Coster has combined elements from the aesthetics of the fantastic with other genres, thus making this her personal trademark. The fantastic becomes then an approach which is not at the core of the story told, but it rather complements it by adding some features like surprise, anxie-ty or mystery. In her most recent novel, De l’autre côté des mondes, the main plot even includes some social worries. Eventually, the f... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Esther Bautista Naranjo
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Reihe/Periodikum: Çédille: Revista de Estudios Franceses, Vol 12, Iss 2016, Pp 477-485 (2016)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Asociación de Francesistas de la Universidad Española (AFUE)
Schlagwörter: Mélanie de Coster / Belgian literature / Fantastic literature / Mystery / Fusion of genres / French literature - Italian literature - Spanish literature - Portuguese literature / PQ1-3999
Sprache: Spanish
Französisch
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This interview explores the imaginary worlds created by Mélanie de Coster, a Belgian writer of contemporary fantastic literature. Ever since she published her first book in 2003, De Coster has combined elements from the aesthetics of the fantastic with other genres, thus making this her personal trademark. The fantastic becomes then an approach which is not at the core of the story told, but it rather complements it by adding some features like surprise, anxie-ty or mystery. In her most recent novel, De l’autre côté des mondes, the main plot even includes some social worries. Eventually, the fantastic becomes the leading thread of such a heterogeneous production.