2300-4681 Écarts par rapport à la norme dans Ce qui manque à un clochard de Nicolas Diat Deviations from the norm in Ce qui manque à un clochard by Nicolas Diat Bouftouh Ahmed author Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah-Fès Correspondence to: Ahmed Bouftouh 20 12 2023 Numéro 36 2023 117 134 Copyright © 2023 2023 <p>This article looks at the representation of anomaly in Nicolas Diat&#039;s Ce qui manque à un clochard. We examine the character of Marcel Bascoulard, a marginal figure inspired by a real person with the same name. More specifically, we highlight his anomaly and the stances he takes towards those around him. Our work leads us to the idea that anomaly and literary and artistic creation go hand in hand in Bascoulard&#039;s case.</p>