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Collage Novel

The Novel and Its Forms

Collage novel is used by different writers and readers to describe three different kinds of novel: 1) a form of artist's book approaching closely the graphic novel; 2) a literary novel that approaches "collage" metaphorically, juxtaposing different modes of original writing; and 3) a novel that approaches collage literally, incorporating found language and possibly combining other modes of original writing.

Facts
Notable Example
Les Malheurs des immortels, Max Ernst, 1922, text by Paul Eluard 1
Defining Trait
Images are selected from other publications and collaged together following a theme or narrative 1
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Form Of Genre

The Novel, Genres
Sources
1. Collage novel, Wikipedia
  • Surrealist collage novels section, paragraph 1
    His works include Les Malheurs des immortels (1922), La Femme 100 Tetes (1929), Reve d'une petite fille... (1930) and Une Semaine de Bonte (1933-1934).
  • Lead section, paragraph 2
    In the first category, images are selected from other publications and collaged together following a theme or narrative (not necessarily linear).
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