Last Days

Queneau, Raymond Queneau, R
Heftet / 1996 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781564781406
Publisert
1996-10-17
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Dalkey Archive Press; Dalkey Archive Press
Vekt
362 gr
Høyde
214 mm
Bredde
139 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
250

Forfatter
Queneau, Raymond
Queneau, R
Oversetter
Wright, Barbara
Foreword by
Kogan Vivian

Om bidragsyterne

Raymond Queneau (1903-1976) is acknowledged as one of the most influential of modern French writers, having helped determine the shape of twentieth-century French literature, especially in his role with the Oulipo, a group of authors that includes Italo Calvino, Georges Perec, and Harry Mathews, among others. Vivian Kogan is associate professor in the Department of French and Italian at Dartmouth College.

Last Days

Queneau, Raymond Queneau, R
Heftet / 1996 / Engelsk
Queneau, Raymond Queneau, R
Heftet / 1996 / Engelsk
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"The most important thing to say about The Last Days is that it works. Erudition is seldom welcome at the gates of satire, but the late Raymond Queneau's autobiographical novel of Parisian student life in the 1920s is profound, complex and instantly likable. It is also very, very funny." -- Octavio Roca, Washington Times "A witty novel that is a witness both to Queneau's marvelous sense of humor and his capacity for self-examination." -- Choice "Dazzling in its wordplay." -- Kirkus Reviews

The Last Days is Raymond Queneau's autobiographical novel of Parisian student life in the 1920s: Vincent Tuquedenne tries to reconcile his love for reading with the sterility of studying as he hopes to study his way out of the petite bourgeoisie to which he belongs. Vincent and his generation are contrasted with an older generation of retired teachers and petty crooks, and both generations come under the bemused gaze of the waiter Alfred, whose infallible method of predicting the future mocks prevailing scientific models. Similarly, Queneau's literary universe operates under its own laws, joining rigorous artistry with a warm evocation of the last days of a bygone world.
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"The most important thing to say about The Last Days is that it works. Erudition is seldom welcome at the gates of satire, but the late Raymond Queneau's autobiographical novel of Parisian student life in the 1920s is profound, complex and instantly likable. It is also very, very funny." -- Octavio Roca, Washington Times "A witty novel that is a witness both to Queneau's marvelous sense of humor and his capacity for self-examination." -- Choice "Dazzling in its wordplay." -- Kirkus Reviews

The Last Days is Raymond Queneau's autobiographical novel of Parisian student life in the 1920s: Vincent Tuquedenne tries to reconcile his love for reading with the sterility of studying as he hopes to study his way out of the petite bourgeoisie to which he belongs. Vincent and his generation are contrasted with an older generation of retired teachers and petty crooks, and both generations come under the bemused gaze of the waiter Alfred, whose infallible method of predicting the future mocks prevailing scientific models. Similarly, Queneau's literary universe operates under its own laws, joining rigorous artistry with a warm evocation of the last days of a bygone world.
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781564781406
Publisert
1996-10-17
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Dalkey Archive Press; Dalkey Archive Press
Vekt
362 gr
Høyde
214 mm
Bredde
139 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
250

Forfatter
Queneau, Raymond
Queneau, R
Oversetter
Wright, Barbara
Foreword by
Kogan Vivian

Om bidragsyterne

Raymond Queneau (1903-1976) is acknowledged as one of the most influential of modern French writers, having helped determine the shape of twentieth-century French literature, especially in his role with the Oulipo, a group of authors that includes Italo Calvino, Georges Perec, and Harry Mathews, among others. Vivian Kogan is associate professor in the Department of French and Italian at Dartmouth College.

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