From Clappique to Sganarelle: Fluttering with Malraux and Gary

Romain Gary is not close to André Malraux only by his political and war time commitments. They also share a form of creative fantasy that shakes up literary genres, embodied the character Clappique, in La Condition Humaine. He serves as model for recurring figure Baron Gary’s novels, through different incarnations from Le Grand Vestaire Les Couleurs du jour Clair de femme. Fanciful comical portraits, these caricatural characters appear buffoonish recourse face history. will push this salutary counterpoint very far, gradually releasing comic force fantasy, while resist giving endearing double last lap Antimémoires. Seeing writer Clappique makes it possible show fruitfulness constancy “wacky” (« farfelue ») dimension, which part companionship between two writers.