'Literature and economics both claim to offer a representation of the world and possible scenarios'
- Posted on April 4, 2026
- By Le Monde
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'Literature and economics both claim to offer a representation of the world and possible scenarios'
The theme of debt recurs in many novels of the 19th century. Based on this observation, Alexandre Péraud, a literature professor, explains in an interview with Le Monde how the rise of the novel went hand in hand with the emergence of financial capitalism.
