{"product_id":"distinctly-narcissistic-valerie-raoul-9781487585235","title":"Distinctly Narcissistic: Diary Fiction in Quebec","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDistinctly Narcissistic\u003c\/em\u003e is a study of diary fiction written in Quebec between 1878 and 1990. Valerie Raoul explores the social and ideological context in which diary fiction occurs, and the relation in Quebec, between the diary form and (de)colonization. Many of the works she considers have received little critical attention until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaoul bases her study on a psychoanalytic theory of narcissism. Building on the structure developed in her earlier book, \u003cem\u003eThe French Fictional Journal\u003c\/em\u003e (1980), she analyses the interaction of self, time, and writing in diary fiction, extending her approach to take into account the cultural context of the works concerned. The theory of narcissism serves as a framework for the treatment of topics as varied as feminine superiority in Laure Conan's early work, cerebral misogyny in narratives by men, ambivalent gender identities, and the recurring metaphor of giving birth to the self through the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn re-examining parallels between individual and collective psychology as well as between gender and ethnicity, Raoul provides new insight into the specificity of Quebec fiction and the relation of fiction to autobiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valerie Raoul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487585233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487585235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.67d","brand":"Valerie Raoul","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48518642237695,"sku":"9781487585235","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7a84e2f-fa49-4552-968b-dd8a1c011c89.jpg?v=1778735089","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/distinctly-narcissistic-valerie-raoul-9781487585235","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}