Introduction to the new novel.--General discussion of the new novel.--Samuel Beckett.--Helene Bessette.--Maurice Blanchot.--Michel Butor.-- Jean Cayrol.--Marguerite Duras.--Jean Lagrolet.--Claude Ollier.--Robert Pinget.--Alain Robbe-Grillet.--Nathalie Sarraute.--Claude Simon.-Kateb Yacine.