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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.

Author Biography:

Julien Gracq (the pseudonym of Louis Poirier), was born in 1910 and became a teacher of History and Geography at a Paris lycee. In 1939 he met Andre Brelon and though influenced by the Surrealists he established his own style of expressive and rich prose. He resolutely refuses to be part of the French literary scene over which he has had so much influence, having refused the Prix Goncourt in 1951.
Release date NZ
November 17th, 2005
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  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
184
Dimensions
102x190x12
ISBN-13
9781885586391
Product ID
2426128

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