Ethos et fable auctoriale dans les autofictions contemporaines ou comment s’inventer écrivain

Abstract

Since the 80’s, French literature has been the theater of a strong return of filiation and self-fiction stories, in which the original figure of an author is telling about himself. Based on the works of Pierre Michon and Jean Rouaud, this study is part of a reflection about the identity construction of the French author in his relation with writing and with the contemporary literary field. Its aim is to show why and how ethos is a fundamental constituent of the author’s legitimacy and self invention.

Keywords

• attitude
• author
• filiation
• identity
• illegitimacy
• invention