The littérature mineure of François Bon

Chadderton, Helena

Abstract

This article shows how the work of contemporary author François Bon can be read as an example of Deleuze and Guattari’s littérature mineure. Bon’s work stands out on the French literary scene for its capacity to be political in both its content and its use of form. Furthermore, Bon brings form and content together by demonstrating the impact of language and textual features on the perception of social division. Focussing on characteristic features of Bon’s style pertaining to genre, syntax and rhythm, I propose that the relationship between reality and text in Bon’s work is one of mutual effect and influence rather than one of a simple transferral of meaning from one to the other, recalling the definition of Deleuze and Guattari’s agencement. In the socially marginal contexts Bon represents the reader is encouraged to focus on the political potential of the text and notice the ways in which major use of language entrenches marginality.

Citation

Chadderton, H. (2017). The littérature mineure of François Bon. Studies in 20th & 21st century literature, 41(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.4148/2334-4415.1870

• Acceptance Date: Dec 19, 2016
• Online Publication Date: May 15, 2017
• Publication Date: May 15, 2017
• Deposit Date: Mar 16, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: May 15, 2017
• Journal: Studies in 20th & 21st century literature
• Print ISSN: 2334-4415
• Publisher: New Prairie Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: 15
• Pages: 1-13
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4148/2334-4415.1870
• Keywords: Bon, François; Social division; Realism; Minor literature
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/449725
• Publisher URL: http://newprairiepress.org/sttcl/vol41/iss1/15/
• Additional Information: This is a copy of an open access article which has been published in: Studies in 20th & 21st century literature, 2017, v.14 issue 1.
• Contract Date: Mar 16, 2017