by Michel Butor, Michel Leiris · Les Editions de Minuit · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782707303127
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«La Modification» is the Nouveau Roman novel by Michel Butor, published by Les Editions de Minuit in paperback (314 pages, in French).
The story follows Léon Delmont, a married man travelling by train from Rome to Paris with the intention of meeting his lover and changing his life. During the journey, the protagonist reviews his memories and reflects on his decisions, while the narrative, written in the second person, directly addresses him and blurs the boundary between narrator and reader. Set over twenty hours of travel, the novel explores alienation, identity and the search for meaning in modern life, and is counted among the most representative works of the Nouveau Roman.
The edition includes the essay «Le réalisme mythologique», by Michel Leiris. Winner of the Prix Renaudot in 1957.
Michel Butor was a French poet, novelist, teacher, essayist, art critic and translator.
