Penser la disparition : la question du disparêtre dans les romans de Philippe Vilain

Abstract

The 'disappearance' of the 'other', in various forms, which we will analyse in this context, is a constant feature of Philippe Vilain's work. It goes hand in hand with another form of disappearance, which stems from the complex relationship this writer establishes with the expressive modalities of subjectivity, a source of critical reflection in his essays and of narrative experimentation with the speech of the "I" protagonists. Beginning with the first, more explicitly autofictional essays, his narrative subjectivities evolve and multiply, fragmenting an emotional, intellectual and cultural authorial self with multiple facets. This article proposes an analysis and critical reflection on these disappearances of beings, both fictional and auctorial.