Butor, Michel

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Michel Butor, French novelist, essayist and scholar, was born in 1926 in Monsen-Baroeul, Nord, France. He was educated at the Sorbonne in Paris during the 1940s and held teaching positions at a number of European and American universities throughout his academic career. He was an international figure in the development of the contemporary novel as a literary genre. Specifically, Butor expounded the nouveau roman, or 'new novel, ' in which novelists sought to change the expectations of readers by ignoring conventions of plot, dialogue and dramatic progress. Butor's novel, La Modification (1957; US title A Change of heart) is his best known and most widely accepted successful application of the nouveau roman style. Butor spent two years in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969-1970 and 1973-1974. During those academic years, Butor taught French literature at the University of New Mexico and also held the title of 'Writer-in-Residence' from 1973-1974.

From the description of Papers, 1969-1974. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 46425666

Michel Butor (db. 1926) is a leading philosophical writer in the French "new novel" school and a university professor in the United States as well as in Europe.

From the description of Michel Butor papers, 1981-1983. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 489374948

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creatorOf Butor, Michel. Post card, 1968 juillet 13, Ronce-les-Bains, to F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. Missouri State University
creatorOf St. Aubyn, Frederic C. (Frederic Chase), 1921-. Letter, 1966 February 4, [Elmira, N.Y. to] Michel Butor, Sainte Geneviève des Bois / F.C. St. Aubyn. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Diorama pour le museum / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1962 aout 20, Hendaye [to] F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
referencedIn Borchardt, Georges. Georges Borchardt papers 1951-1986. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1964 mai 15, Berlin, to F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1983 septembre 11, Nice [to] Frederic C. St. Aubyn, Pittsburgh / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Replies by Michel Butor, April 16, 1968. Missouri State University
referencedIn Guérard, Albert J. (Albert Joseph), 1914-. Albert J. Guérard papers, 1932-1998. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1962 septembre 28, Buffalo [to] F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Postcard, 1960 juillet 18, Middlebury, Vt. [to] F.C. St. Aubyn, Newark, Del. / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
referencedIn Louis Decimus Rubin papers University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1977 octobre 25, Nice [to] Frederic St. Aubyn, Pittsburgh / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Printed card, 1967 mars 5, Paris, to F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. Missouri State University
creatorOf St. Aubyn, Frederic C. (Frederic Chase), 1921-. Letter, 1965 December 14, [Elmira, N.Y. to] Michel Butor, Evanston, Ill. / F.C. St. Aubyn. Missouri State University
creatorOf Walker, Anne. Anne Walker artists' book collection, 1974-2006. Smith College, Neilson Library
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Post card, 1967 avril 6, Ste. Geneviève-des-Bois, to F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Post card, 1962 décembre 19, Buffalo, to F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Postcard, 1974 janvier 3, Albuquerque [to] Frederic Chase St. Aubyn, Pittsburgh / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1962 septembre 29, Ste. Geneviève des Bois [to] Frederic St. Aubyn, Paris / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Papers, 1969-1974. University of New Mexico-Main Campus
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Les métamorphoses-Butor / entretiens filmés par Mireille Calle-Gruber ; Michel Butor, participant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Metropolitain : Paris and Nice, 1986 Mai. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1986 décembre 29, Gaillard [to] F.C. St. Aubyn, NYC, NY / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1985 janvier 18, Nice [to] F.C. St. Aubyn, Paris / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1962 octobre 15, Buffalo, to F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Post card, 1968 juillet 3, Ronce-les-Bains, to F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Butor, Michel : [photography bio file]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Metropolitain : Paris and Nice, 1986 Mai. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1962 juillet 28, Hendaye [to] Frederic Chase St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1986 décembre 22, Gaillard [to] Frederic [St. Aubyn, New York] / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Postcard, 1973 décembre 5, Albuquerque [to] Frederic St. Aubyn, Pittsburgh / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1966 mars 17, Ste. Geneviève des Bois [to] F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Les métamorphoses-Butor / entretiens filmés par Mireille Calle-Gruber ; Michel Butor, participant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Post card, 1965 mai 29, Ste. Geneviève-des-Bois, to F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1984 avril 12, Nice [to] Frederic St. Aubyn, Pittsburgh / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Postcard, 1974 mai 27, Albuquerque [to] Frederic C. St. Aubyn, Pittsburgh / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Michel Butor, à l'écart / François Flohic, réal. ; Catherine Flohic, interview. ; Michel Butor, participant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1969 janvier 6, Ste. Geneviève-des-Bois, to Frederic C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. Missouri State University
creatorOf St. Aubyn, Frederic C. (Frederic Chase), 1921-. Michel Butor, restless experimenter / [F.C. St. Aubyn]. Missouri State University
creatorOf St. Aubyn, Frederic C. (Frederic Chase), 1921-. Letter, 1966 April 22, [Elmira, N.Y. to] Michel Butor, Sainte-Geneviève des Bois / F.C. St. Aubyn. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1966 février 27, Ste. Geneviève des Bois [to] F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1963 juin 4, Esquibien, Finistere-Sud [to] F.C. St. Aubyn, Oberlin, Ohio / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Michel Butor papers, 1981-1983. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Postcard, 1973 mai 23, Nice [to] Frederic C. St. Aubyn, Pittsburgh / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1982 juin 27, Nice [to] F.C. St. Aubyn, Paris / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1962 septembre 18, Buffalo, to F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1983 septembre 6, Nice [to] Frederic Chase St. Aubyn, Pittsburgh / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Postcard, 1973 janvier 15, Nice [to] Frederic C. St. Aubyn, Pittsburgh / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1962 octobre 16, Buffalo, to F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Postcard, 1974 avril 18, Albuquerque [to] Frederic C. St. Aubyn, Pittsburgh / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
referencedIn Maison de la culture de Grenoble. Invitation : Maison de la culture de Grenoble, La Comédie des Alpes : 6.810.000 litre d'eau par seconde de Michel Butor, le mercredi 14 février 1968, Place F 10, au nom de M. St. Aubin [sic]. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Postcard, 1973 octobre 20, Albuquerque [to] Frederic C. St. Aubyn, Pittsburgh / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Corot en Albuquerque / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1966 janvier 30, Ste. Geneviève des Bois [to] F.C. St. Aubyn, Elmira, N.Y. / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Letter, 1968 fevrier 27, Ste. Geneviève-des-Bois, to Frederic C. St. Aubyn, Paris. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Postcard, 1973 avril 22, Nice [to] Frederic C. St. Aubyn, Pittsburgh / Michel Butor. Missouri State University
creatorOf Butor, Michel. Announcement card, 1960 juin 17, Bryn Mawr [to] M. Saint-Aubyn, Newark, Del. / Michel et Marie-Jo Butor. Missouri State University
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associatedWith Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850. person
associatedWith Borchardt, Georges. person
associatedWith Butor family. family
associatedWith Dorny, Bertrand, 1931- person
associatedWith Guérard, Albert J. (Albert Joseph), 1914- person
associatedWith Hoshour Gallery. corporateBody
associatedWith Maison de la culture de Grenoble. corporateBody
associatedWith Plossu, Bernard. person
associatedWith Rossum-Guyon, Françoise van, 1932- person
associatedWith Rubin, Louis Decimus, 1923- person
associatedWith St. Aubyn, Frederic C. (Frederic Chase), 1921- person
associatedWith St. Aubyn, Frederic Chase, 191- person
associatedWith University of Louisville corporateBody
associatedWith Walker, Anne. person
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