“Fiction has consisted either of placing imaginary characters in a true story, which is the Iliad, or of presenting the story of an individual as having a general historical value, which is the Odyssey.” CharacterStoriesValuesIndividualFictionHistoricalImaginaryPresentingTrue StoryOdysseyIliadHistorical Value Author:Raymond Queneau
“One can easily classify all works of fiction either as descendants of the Iliad or of the Odyssey.” FictionDescendantsOdysseyIliad Author:Raymond Queneau
“It is the creator of fiction's point of view; it is the character who interests him. Sometimes he wants to convince the reader that the story he is telling is as interesting as universal history.” WantSometimesCharacterStoriesInterestInterestingViewsFictionReaderUniversalCreatorPoint Of ViewConvince Author:Raymond Queneau