Akane Kawakami, Michaël Ferrier, Transnational Novelist: French without Borders (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2023), 192 pp. £95.

Key Points

• The article aims to analyze Michaël Ferrier's role as a transnational novelist and his contribution to French literature.
• Literature review of Ferrier's works
• Analysis of cultural themes
• Discussion of transnational influences
• Ferrier exemplifies the blending of cultural perspectives in literature
• His works highlight the importance of transnational identity
• The article emphasizes the growing trend of open access in literary studies