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The Word From Paris keyword-complexion A work of significant originalityAn elegant guide to twentieth century French literature and thought. The Word from Paris is a lucid and accessible guide to the literature and thought of twentieth century France. John Sturrock ranges over the broad landscape of French writing, clarifying the various intellectual movements that have marked its recent history. In a series of definitive essays, John Sturrock discusses writers such as Proust, Celine, Sarraute and Perec; thinkers such as