Des temps du mépris au mépris du temps L’œuvre romanesque de Malraux face à la critique conservatrice

If Malraux's novels have faced contempt from Christian circles and the right in particular, this is not due to a misunderstanding - but rather incomprehension. A primary factor behind this contempt is the treatment of a timeless subject through novels that are of the highest political and ideological relevance when it comes to time and the present. This article addresses the attitude and evolution of conservative criticism from the interwar period vis-à-vis Malraux’s work.