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Postwar ยท Novel / criticism

The Age of Suspicion

by Nathalie Sarraute. A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Nathalie Sarraute, centered on consciousness, language, social interaction; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.

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Date
1956
Origin
France
Era
Postwar
Genre
Novel / criticism
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

ConsciousnessLanguageSocial Interaction

Why it matters

A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Nathalie Sarraute, centered on consciousness, language, social interaction; 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.