Snapshots

Alain Robbe-Grillet has long been regarded as the chief spokesman for the controversial nouveau roman. This collection of brilliant short pieces introduces the reader to those techniques employed by Robbe-Grillet in his longer works. These intriguing, gemlike stories represent his most accessible fiction.

"Robbe-Grillet has undertaken a great literary exploration." --Roland Barthes

"The reader will find in this very small volume something better than specimens. He will find pages that are not only very powerful and very characteristic of Robbe-Grillet's manner but that also offer important insights into the author's inner world." --New York Times Book Review