Hervé Guibert Voices of the Self

Taking a panoramic approach to the oeuvre of a major French writer who died of AIDS in 1991, and treating his post-diagnosis work separately, Boule (French studies, Nottingham Trent U.) concludes that Guilbert created a new literary genre, the roman faux, with the publication of his 17th book: To the Friend who did not save my life (1990)--scandalous due to its alleged portrayal of philosopher Michel Foucault's dying of AIDS. References are mostly in French. Indexed by name only. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR