The Gangsters by Herve Guibert
The narrator, Herv?, returns to Paris tormented by a painful attack of shingles to discover that Louise and Suzanne, his two elderly great?aunts, are being terrorized and robbed by a gang of extortioners posing as building workers renovating their suburban house. He calls in the police, but the investigation fizzles out in a morass of inertia, buck?passing and covert racism. Wearied, ill, and sliding by degrees into paranoia, the narrator leaves for a holiday. With him goes Vincent, a friend whose ambiguous and menacing presence has become increasingly oppressive and who, at the end of the book, may?or may not?murder him.
?Guibert?s portrayal of the women is a triumph of art over unpromising subject matter..best thin novel of the year.? The Observer ?Guibert brings out the subtle beauty of these little happenings and offers a unique understanding of the constant puzzles life offers.? L.A. Reader
Hervé Guibert was one of France's most gifted and controversial writers. His novels include My Parents, Gangsters, and To the Friend who did not Save my Life, a moving novel on the last days of Michel Foucault, a close friend, who died of AIDS. Guibert himself died of AIDS in 1991.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852422240 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852422246 |
| Title | The Gangsters |
| Author | Herve Guibert |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1991-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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