Jacques Roubaud

Great Fire of London: A Story with Interpolations and Bifurcations

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Part novel, part autobiography, The Great Fire of London is one of the great literary undertakings of our time. Both exasperating and moving, cherished by its readers, it has its origins in the author's attempt to come to terms with the death of his young wife Alix, whose presence both haunts and gives meaning to every page. Having failed to write his intended novel (The Great Fire of London), instead Roubaud creates a book that is about that failure, but in the process opens up the world of the creative process. This novel stands as a lyrical counterpart of the great postmodern masterpieces by fellow Oulipians Georges Perec and Italo Calvino… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Di Bernardi, Dominic (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-1-56478-396-7
EAN: 9781564783967
Produktnummer: 17839106
Verlag: Dalkey Archive Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 328 S.
Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.4 cm x D2.6 cm 522 g
Gewicht: 522
Sonstiges: Ab 22 J.

Über den Autor

Jacques Roubaud, born in 1932, has been a professor of mathematics at the University of Paris X Nanterre. He is one of the most accomplished members of the Oulipo, the workshop for experimental literature founded by Raymond Queneau and Francois Le Lionnais. He is the author of numerous books of prose, theatre and poetry.