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Sarraute

American  
[sa-roht] / saˈroʊt /

noun

  1. Nathalie Nathalie Ilyanova Tcherniak, 1900–1999, French novelist, born in Russia.


Sarraute British  
/ sarot /

noun

  1. Nathalie (natali). 1900–99, French novelist, noted as an exponent of the antinovel. Her novels include Portrait of a Man Unknown (1948), Martereau (1953), and Ici (1995)

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From books by John Hawkes and Nathalie Sarraute to contemporary writers Lance Olsen and Steve Aylett, these stories have shattered preconceived notions about novels and recast the bits into fresh forms.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2021

God knows, Kafka is incomparable, and there are plenty of French writers who mean a lot to me — Flaubert, Baudelaire, Proust, Sartre, Sarraute, the oddball Symbolist Gérard de Nerval.

From Time ● Nov. 28, 2012

The French practitioners of the nouveau roman such as Nathalie Sarraute dabbled in it.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 24, 2010

These silent screams of despair and soundless shouts of joy are what interest Author Sarraute.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Miss Sarraute is a genuine minor genius, whose motto might be "They that live by the word shall perish by the word."

From Time Magazine Archive

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