I'm Off And One Year by Jean Echenoz
A man at Ferrer's time of life should be starting to treat himself - and his heart - carefully, not living the bachelor life in the Paris atelier that doubles as his art gallery. And when she has lost her belongings, her money, her looks and almost herself - one year later - the coast is clear for her to come back to Paris.
Echenoz continues to throw custard pies at literary norms, in particular the machinery of your average novelBut the custartd itself is of a very high quality... An extraordinary book... a fresh and amazingly graceful way of looking at the world -- Giles Foden * Guardian *
All the Pooterish school-boyish humour is perfectly caught by Guido Waldman's excellent translation, which paints a bleak landscape with verve and panache, dextrously juggling rueful nerdiness, cliché and slang without once putting a foot wrong. Here's the novel to pack for that springtime read -- Michele Roberts * Financial Times *
Echenoz offers more delight in each paragraph than a shelf full of blockbusters * Scotsman *
A sly mixture of intrigue, sexual observation and acid social commentary, created in an atmosphere of relentless suspicion * Daily Telegraph *
Ironic, witty, detached, knowing and not unsympathetic... what makes this book so much fun is Echenoz' ability to create plausible characters who do slightly implausible things in familiar settings * Observer *
All the Pooterish school-boyish humour is perfectly caught by Guido Waldman's excellent translation, which paints a bleak landscape with verve and panache, dextrously juggling rueful nerdiness, cliché and slang without once putting a foot wrong. Here's the novel to pack for that springtime read -- Michele Roberts * Financial Times *
Echenoz offers more delight in each paragraph than a shelf full of blockbusters * Scotsman *
A sly mixture of intrigue, sexual observation and acid social commentary, created in an atmosphere of relentless suspicion * Daily Telegraph *
Ironic, witty, detached, knowing and not unsympathetic... what makes this book so much fun is Echenoz' ability to create plausible characters who do slightly implausible things in familiar settings * Observer *
JEAN ECHENOZ was born in Provence in 1947. He studied organic chemistry in Lille and then double bass in Metz before he turned to writing. He is one of the most influential French writers of his generation. He won, in 1999, the Prix Goncourt for his novel I'm Off. He is also the author of Piano.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860469503 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860469507 |
| Title | I'm Off And One Year |
| Author | Jean Echenoz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2002-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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