Le Labyrinthe Review

This 1959 "New Novel" ( Nouveau Roman ) uses the labyrinth as an .

: A group of teenagers, known as Gladers, are trapped in a mysterious area called the Glade, surrounded by a lethal, ever-changing stone maze. Le Labyrinthe

: A weary soldier wanders through a city where every streetcorner and lamppost looks identical, creating a surreal loop of time and space. This 1959 "New Novel" ( Nouveau Roman )

: The central figure is a hybrid "beast-labyrinth" where bones and organs are replaced by stone stairways and Grecian pylons. : The central figure is a hybrid "beast-labyrinth"

In 1938, the Surrealist artist André Masson painted , a dismal and violent setting inspired by the deepest recesses of the subconscious.

: It eventually finds its way back to a joyous, stable theme, symbolizing the escape from the labyrinth. Surrealism: André Masson