Eugène Savitzkaya : une quête formelle pour savourer la vie

• Main Author: Joanna Teklik
• Format: Article
• Language: Catalan
• Published: Adam Mickiewicz University 2013-01-01
• Series: Studia Romanica Posnaniensia
• Subjects: Belgium; contemporary novel; Savitzkaya; formal experiments
• Online Access: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/srp/article/view/114

<p>Savitzkaya, hardly known to French public, delights contemporary readers with his style, displaying both peculiar and variegated characteristics. Although he dispenses with the matters of genre, his latest texts (<em>Célébration d’un mariage improbable et illimité</em>, 2002, <em>Exquise Louise</em>, 2003, <em>Fou trop poli</em>, 2005) are still thought to represent the novel. His peculiarity lies in that he contrasts a daily routine with brilliantly worked form, nevertheless well suited to depict it. His predilection for language is pervasive in his style, showing strong preference for details (still, it stands in a stark contrast to the practice of the Nouveaux Romanciers of the 20th century). Savitzkaya asserts himself with the aid of conciseness, draws to a large extent upon surprising stylistic devices, juggles with words, even if paying careful attention to their precision. Finally, he acts as a genuine poet, reviving fragrances and colors of childhood. All in all, the whole of his work is designed to bring his readers to take pleasure in living.</p>