British-born French screenwriter, director, and novelist Christopher Frank (1942-1993)in this photo stands outside his home. After working at the Royal Court Theatre in London as a photographer and translator, he became known for his first novel Mortelle (Mortel), published 25 years later.
Mortelle = Mortel, Christopher Frank, Jean Louis Curtis
Mortel illustrates a society in which "individuality" has no meaning.
In sociological language, Mortel speaks of a society in which originality is collective, not individual.
In such a society, even if "individuality" can be imagined, it is an individuality that is the manifestation of the collective values of society.
In such a society, the private, personal, or individual realm 鈥� even in the most individual matters, such as sex 鈥� is not only counterproductive or undesirable, but beyond that, fundamentally meaningless.