This innovative volume establishes autofiction as a new and dynamic
area of theoretical research in English. Since the term was coined
by Serge Doubrovsky, autofiction has become established as a
recognizable genre within the French literary pantheon. Yet unlike
other areas of French theory, English-language discussion of
autofiction has been relatively limited - until now. Starting out
by exploring the characteristic features and definitions of
autofiction from a conceptual standpoint, the collection identifies
a number of cultural, historical and theoretical contexts in which
the emergence of autofiction in English can be understood. In the
process, it identifies what is new and distinctive about Anglophone
forms of autofiction when compared to its French equivalents. These
include a preoccupation with the conditions of authorship; writing
after trauma; and a heightened degree of authorial self-reflexivity
beyond that typically associated with postmodernism. By concluding
that there is such a field as autofiction in English, it provides
for the first time detailed analysis of the major works in that
field and a concise historical overview of its emergence. It thus
opens up new avenues in life writing and authorship research.
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