Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Santa Cruz, 1992. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 328-335).

Mémoire (M.E.L.)-- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1994. / Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1973. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Bibliography: leaves 220-224.

Diss.--Universität Münster, 1989. / Bibliogr. p. 241-260.

In 1973, Emile Ajar published his first novel, Gros-Calin, and his very unusual style drew public attention. In fact, the name of Emile Ajar conceals a famous writer, Romain Gary. He endeavours to escape from the iron grip of criticism and attempts to renew his writing by resorting to an assumed name. This thesis is based on the fictitious world of Emile Ajar and the rejection of societal norms. A close study of the composition of this fictitious universe permits the reader to unravel its particular nature. The first chapter explains the structure of the various tales and their characteristics such as the relationship between the narrator and the narrative, between the narrator and the reader, and between the subject and the means used by the hero to relate his experience. This analysis discloses how the author conceals the threads of his tale to captivate his audience more successfully. The second chapter presents society as it is; its characteristics, symbols and the hero's response to this environment. The last chapter explores the characteristics, symbols and the behaviour of the hero in a world characterized by antisocietal values. It reveals the importance and the meaning of this "antisociety" and Emile Ajar's rejection of the status quo.

Thesis (M.A.)--Villanova University, 2008. / English Dept. Includes bibliographical references.

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Gros-Calin, La Vie devant soi, Pseudo and L'Angoisse du roi Salomon, the four books written and published by Romain Gary under the name Emile Ajar, clearly stand out from the author's other works. They can be distinguished by their unusual style which presents a multitude of literary devices that closely resemble mistakes and are seldom found in Gary's other writings. / The present study attempts to explain this particular style by the author's desire to create a truly "total novel" as discussed in Pour Sganarelle, an essay that presents Romain Gary's approach to the art of writing. The greater part of this analysis is dedicated to the examination of Ajar's style and will expose the lexical, logical and syntactic characteristics of the four works, in an effort to establish how these literary devices not only contribute to the creation of a particular literary style, but bring forth what can be defined as an entirely new form of literary language.

Thesis--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 258-266).