BOOKS - Three by Echenoz
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Three by Echenoz
Author: Jean Echenoz
Year: 2014
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 4.0 MB
Language: English
Year: 2014
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 4.0 MB
Language: English
A single volume that gathers together three of the most remarkable novels from Jean Echenoz the most distinctive French voice of his generation The Washington Post Three by Echenoz demonstrates the awardwinning authors extraordinary versatility and elegant yet playful style at its finestA parodic thriller sparkling with wit LHumanite Big Blondes probes our universal obsession with fame as a television documentary producer tries to track down a renowned singer who has mysteriously disappeared A darkly comedic noirstyle tour de force it finally answers the ageold question do blondes have more funFluid never forcedlike a garment that fits beautifully even insideout Elle Piano brings Dantes Inferno to contemporary Paris following Max Delmarc a concert pianist suffering from paralyzing stage fright and alchoholism as he meets his untimely death and descends through purgatorypart luxury hotel part minimumsecurity prisoninto a modern vision of hellRunning is a small wonder of writing and humanity LExpressa portrait of the legendary Czech athlete Emil Zatopek who became a national hero winning three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics even as he was compelled to face the unyielding realities of life under an authoritarian regime
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