Description
The most original book of Julien Gracq's later output is about Nantes. It begins with a quotation from Beaudelaire that is repeated and distorted. Nantes, still haunted by Andr (c) Breton, Jacques Vache and Rimbaud behind them is reconstructed from a remembered image in which the lyc (c)e Cl (c)menceau occupies the centre. Pathos filtered through humour guides the author as he writes of a child's experience of the hierarchy of urban spaces. This is a beautiful work, provocative and powerfully set amid verifiable and equally moving land- and cityscapes.
1. Evening honoring Gracq's work will be planned at The Alliance Francaise, NYC and possibly A.F. locations throughout the states. 2. Review coverage in places like The New York Review of Books 3. Will do a major marketing push on this and TPP's other three Gracq titles to all College French Literature Departments. 4. Will try for high profile blurbers 5. Postcard, White Box and ABA
About the Author
Julien Gracq (1910-2007), born Louis Poirier in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, was one of the greatest French writers of the twentieth century. His work included essays, criticism, fiction and journalism. He won but refused the Prix Goncourt in 1951 for his novel Le Rivage des Syrtes (The Opposing Shore). This retiring and misunderstood figure said he wrote "to settle a score with expression itself, to give form, stability, precision to things that are vague in the mind."
Reviews
"Mr Gracq is one of the more stimulating and original imaginations in contemporary French literature" - The New York Times Book Review"
Book Information
ISBN 9781885586391
Author Julien Gracq
Format Paperback
Page Count 184
Imprint Turtle Point Press
Publisher Turtle Point Press
Weight(grams) 240g
1. Evening honoring Gracq's work will be planned at The Alliance Francaise, NYC and possibly A.F. locations throughout the states. 2. Review coverage in places like The New York Review of Books 3. Will do a major marketing push on this and TPP's other three Gracq titles to all College French Literature Departments. 4. Will try for high profile blurbers 5. Postcard, White Box and ABA
About the Author
Julien Gracq (1910-2007), born Louis Poirier in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, was one of the greatest French writers of the twentieth century. His work included essays, criticism, fiction and journalism. He won but refused the Prix Goncourt in 1951 for his novel Le Rivage des Syrtes (The Opposing Shore). This retiring and misunderstood figure said he wrote "to settle a score with expression itself, to give form, stability, precision to things that are vague in the mind."
Reviews
"Mr Gracq is one of the more stimulating and original imaginations in contemporary French literature" - The New York Times Book Review"
Book Information
ISBN 9781885586391
Author Julien Gracq
Format Paperback
Page Count 184
Imprint Turtle Point Press
Publisher Turtle Point Press
Weight(grams) 240g
