Trio (French Literature) - Softcover

Pinget, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564784088 ISBN 13: 9781564784087

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press, 2005

Synopsis

Trio marks the first time these three shorter Pinget works are collected in a single volume. From the sublime surrealism of Between Fantoine and Agapa, through the Faulknerian take on rural life in That Voice, to the musical rhythm and flow of Passacaglia, this collection charts the varied career of one of the French New Novel's true luminaries.The space between the fictional towns of Fantoine and Agapa is akin to Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County: an area where provincialism is neither romanticized nor parodied; where intrigue--often violent intrigue--confronts the bucolic ideal held both by insiders and outsiders; and where reality is shaped not by events, but by talk and gossip, by insinuation and conjecture. Written over the course of his career, these three novels are by turns hilarious and dark, surreal and painstakingly accurate; together they demonstrate the consistent quality of Pinget's versatility.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Pinget was born in 1920 in Geneva. His first collection of stories, Between Fantoine and Agapa, was pubished in 1951. Pinget has written more than 30 books: novels, plays, and "notebooks." His last book, Taches d'Encre came out in 1997, the year he died.

Review:

Adventurous readers will find nourishment for their imaginations in these works; true fans can fulfill Pinget's wish by reading them aloud.' -Kirkusreviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1564784088
• ISBN 13: 9781564784087
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 229