La vanité des somnambules is a compact French-language literary work by Chloé Delaume, published in paperback by Farrago in 2003. The title suggests an exploration of self-delusion, drifting consciousness, and the porous boundary between wakefulness and sleep. Consistent with Delaume’s broader reputation for formally inventive writing, the work can be approached as an experimental piece of contemporary French literature concerned with voice, identity, and perception rather than conventional plot. The available catalog information does not provide a publisher blurb, so this description is limited to the bibliographic record and the contextual clues of the author’s practice. It is best suited for readers interested in literary experimentation, autofictional modes, and late twentieth-/early twenty-first-century French writing.

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