ABSTRACT
Several novels have been published recently, both in English and French, dealing with the AIDS epidemic. Their perspectives on death can be extracted through content analysis. Overall, these novels present a weak symbolization about death with rituals that are not highly elaborated. Complex images of the afterlife are not offered. By contrast, there is a strong theme expressing the impact of this epidemic on personal networks as well as the effect of repeated losses on the survivors. The desperate feeling that the entire homosexual community is on the verge of extinction is among the specific themes that are expressed.
