Hi, I think the equivalent of Henry James in French literature is Flaubert (ex : Mme Bovary).
Those two spent a lot of time rewriting their story, in that way, they are to be called "great stylists".
Reading James is so interesting, you can read many stories through one!
The ambiguity is kept till the end and lies in the use of pronouns ( 'you' 'he' ...we don't who they refer to) and hyphens.
The best example as far is a Miles quotation at the very end "Peter Quint - you devil !"
Till the end, we don't know whether the ghosts actually existed or were imagined by the governess...
