Odile by Raymond Queneau
First published in France in 1937, this brilliant, moving novel is about the devastating psychological effects of war, about falling in love, about politics subverting human relationships, and about life in Paris during the early 1930s amid intellecturals and artists whose activities range from writing for radical magazines to conjuring the ghost of Lenin in seances. Raymond Queneau (1903-1976) has been one of the most powerful forces in shaping the direction of French fiction in the past fifty years. His other novels includes The Last Days, Pierrot Mon Ami, and Saint Glinglin.
"A marvelous sendup of the Surrealists of the late 1920s and early 1930s as well as a moving love story..Both a madcap roman a clef... and a parable about the search for spiritual equilibrium and human meaning." -- Kirkus "Written in a cool detached style, full of witticisms and puns, this is Queneau at his most accessible." -- PW
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. Sanders is Professor of French, Department of Linguistic and International Studies, University of Surrey. Sanders is Professor of French, Department of Linguistic and International Studies, University of Surrey.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781564782090 |
| ISBN 10 | 1564782093 |
| Title | Odile |
| Author | Raymond Queneau |
| Series | French Literature |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dalkey Archive Press |
| Year published | 1999-02-18 |
| Number of pages | 119 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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