About the book: 1991 / The phenomenon of Julien Grac arose at the intersection of two literary movements of the 50s: experimental prose, largely inheriting the tradition of surrealism, and the Balzac tradition. His novels contain the novelty of the experiment and a sound psychological analysis coming from the classics. An essay by Doctor of Philology Viktor Evgenievich Balakhonov talks about the life and work of Grac, a modern French writer, author of the novels “The Coast of Sirte” (1951, Goncourt Prize) and “Balcony in the Forest”» (1958).