![]() ![]() ![]() Monique Wittig was born in the Haut Rhin region of Alsace, and was employed in Paris in various quiet, semi ‐ academic positions until the publication of her first book: She worked for the Bibliothèque Nationale and, as a proof reader, for Editions de Minuit. Her new novel, “Les Guérillères” (though novel is hardly the word for it), now appears in an American edition. Since then, there has been a long wait for her second book-although she has written for other media, notably radio. At the time it was written, the author was only 28. Alain Robbe‐Grillet described it as “one of the most interesting and exciting ventures in contemporary literature.” It was awarded the 1964 Prix Médicis. The novel was also hailed by Marguerite Duras. ![]() In her collection of essays, “The Writing on the Wall,” Mary McCarthy devoted an entire chapter to Miss Wittig's first novel, “The Opoponax.” Lt was, she wrote, “the book I've argued for - and about -most this year.”. From the start, French novelist Monique Wittig has had powerful champions. ![]()
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