What young French writers of the period 1923-1929 would be likely to
ineterest an intelligent young person who finds herself in Paris but
is not particularly fluent in French (although keen to become so)?
Were there magazines of new writing? Any new drama? What fashions
would appeal to a young woman - intelligent, impecunious, fairly well
educated in her own country, as an emigree - how aware would she be of
these people or ideas? |
Clarification of Question by
gaucho34-ga
on
25 Mar 2005 04:05 PST
thank you for the comment - this is for a work of fiction - my heroine
is a young womna who is, at this point in the story, about 20. She has
lived in paris for just over a year - she is Russian and her social
circle is almost entirely Russian. She works for 'Eurasia' - an
emigree journal. Howver, her French is good and she is bright - she is
drawn to groups of intelligent young people, both French and Russian -
people who, unlike the groups of older emigrees she meets, are
intersested in the latest music, writing, magazines, books, art ,
etc. as bright yougn peopel are today - I have chosen this period
(1923-1929) because that is the time span of the book (in fact it ends
now in 1925), and it was a time of tremendous artistic energy which
would stimulate any young person. I hope this carifies my question.
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Request for Question Clarification by
guillermo-ga
on
25 Mar 2005 17:52 PST
Interesting subject, Gaucho34-ga. Please tell me, was this girl for or
against the Russian Revolution? This could be important because French
writers of that time would have a political position towards it, and
that could influence your character?s literary preferences. Thanks,
Guillermo-ga
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Clarification of Question by
gaucho34-ga
on
26 Mar 2005 01:27 PST
you are right - most French, and indeed European writers were pro-revolution -
this girl comes from a 'bourgeois' background - her basic attitude ,
or teh attitude of her family would have been generally Liberal,but
not intensely political, and like many other liberals, appalled by
the immediate effects of the Revolution - at the opening of the book
she is only fourteen - it is 1916, so she has been through war,
revolution, and Civil war - in the course of this, her famiy lost
everything and her mother died. Obviously, she loathes the Bolsheviks,
but she is certainly not a right wing Tsarist! She would be attracted
to the Eurasionist movement, a 'craze' of the time which briefly
attracted young people like hereslf. She is now in Paris with her
young Uncle, whose attitude is ambiguous. I hope this is helpful.
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Request for Question Clarification by
guillermo-ga
on
26 Mar 2005 08:07 PST
Thanks for your clarification, it is useful. From a previous
clarification, I understand that the time span you need is actually
1923-1925, right?
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Clarification of Question by
gaucho34-ga
on
26 Mar 2005 09:01 PST
yes - part one of the book is 1916-1921. Part two is 1923. Part three
is 1925. I made the time period of French writers, magazines, etc,
from 1923-1929 because it takes a while for reputations to build, even
among interested groups. Also, writing or periodicals which are 'new'
and considede'avant garde' to begin with often become more mainstream
if they survive, or at least find a permanent niche.
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