« Énumérations dilatoires »

The novel according to Chevillard is known for its propensity to digression. But what is this based on ? In this article, two technical processes manifesting this propensity are observed : the list and the cliché. Ultimately, it is in the list of clichés that we observe, simultaneously, the most extreme example of diversion, the refusal of the “good old novel”, and the reinvestment, via the reader’s participation, of the novelistic (non-)values which constitute a possible basis for Chevillard’s aesthetic.