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Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia
Alexandre goes south: A novel – and – An essay, ‘The modern adventure novel’
Abstract
dc:descriptionWhen asked what sort of novel I was writing, I always said ‘a modern adventure novel’. And then I began to question myself about the meaning of these three words together, the substance and the definition of a modern adventure novel. Does such a thing exist? In my novel ‘Alexandre Goes South’, Alexandre is a thirty-year-old Parisian from a family that enjoy wealth and privilege, facts that provide a setting but play only incidental roles in the events that unfold. Alexandre goes through a series of crises, which propel the journey that launches him onto the road to manhood. The novel begins at the exact moment of suffering, after a break-
Degree
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- Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia
- Year dc:date
- 2017
Author and committee
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- Dindar, Samima
Subjects
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- https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2008
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:ro.ecu.edu.au:theses-3010