“The word "avant-garde," for example, despite its note of impartiality, generally serves to dismiss-as though by a shrug of the shoulders-any work that risks giving a bad conscience to the literature of mass consumption.” FictionNovelAvant GardeExperimental FictionAlain Robbe GrilletLiterary Assholes Book:For a New Novel: Essays on Fiction Source: For a New Novel: Essays on Fiction