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Cover of Jealousy

Postwar ยท Novel

Jealousy

by Alain Robbe-Grillet. A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Alain Robbe-Grillet, centered on perception, objects, narrative; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.

Date
1957
Origin
France
Era
Postwar
Genre
Novel
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Alain Robbe-Grillet, centered on perception, objects, narrative; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of full-canon expansion: traditional, modern, revised, and genre canons. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.