This book is the first Ukrainian textbook on the history of French literature of the late XX century, created as part of an international project with the participation of scientists, university teachers, researchers from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, USA, Germany, Ukraine. It covers all areas of development of the modern French novel, highlights its condition, describes characteristic patterns and structural features, but focuses on the reader's entry into the artistic world of writers - individually unique, rich in aesthetic and artistic finds and discoveries.