Julien Gracq
French author associated with surrealism whose novel The Opposing Shore (Le Rivage des Syrtes) evokes the atmosphere of waiting for apocalyptic war with hypnotic intensity. He famously refused the Prix Goncourt in 1951.
Works
- The Opposing ShorePoetic meditation on war, memory, and temporal experience on coast
- The Castle of ArgolSymbolic castle harbors arcane rituals and profound philosophical mystery
- Balcony in the ForestSoldier at forest border waits for war in suspended psychological state
- A Dark Stranger
- LettrinesEssays and meditations on language, literature, and artistic creation