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1914

A Novel

by Jean Echenoz ...

Translated by Linda Coverdale ...

Five Frenchmen go off to war, two of them leaving behind a certain young woman who longs for their return. But the main character in 1914 is the Great War itself. Jean Echenoz, the multi-award-winning French literary magician whose work has been compared to Joseph Conrad and Lawrence Sterne, has brought that deathtrap back to life, leading us gently from a balmy summer day deep into the insatiable ... Read more

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Five Frenchmen go off to war, two of them leaving behind a certain young woman who longs for their return. But the main character in 1914 is the Great War itself. Jean Echenoz, the multi-award-winning French literary magician whose work has been compared to Joseph Conrad and Lawrence Sterne, has brought that deathtrap back to life, leading us gently from a balmy summer day deep into the insatiable
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Ravel

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by Jean Echenoz ...

Translated by Linda Coverdale ...

"A tiny miracle of a biographical novel" inspired by the life of the brilliant French composer ( Booklist).Shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardThis beguiling and original evocation of the last ten years in the life of a musical genius opens in 1927 as Maurice Ravel—dandy, eccentric, curmudgeon—crosses the Atlantic aboard the luxury liner the SS France to begin his ... Read more

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"A tiny miracle of a biographical novel" inspired by the life of the brilliant French composer ( Booklist).Shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardThis beguiling and original evocation of the last ten years in the life of a musical genius opens in 1927 as Maurice Ravel—dandy, eccentric, curmudgeon—crosses the Atlantic aboard the luxury liner the SS France to begin his
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Bristol

by Jean Echenoz ...

Translated by Mark Polizzotti ...

In this seriocomic noir by a “master magician of the contemporary French novel” (The Washington Post), a low-grade film director is embroiled in troubles involving a rampaging elephant, an African militia, and the mystery of a naked man falling from a window to his death.A naked man plummets from a sixth-story window, nearly flattening Robert Bristol. But Bristol, semi-famous director of B-grade ... Read more

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In this seriocomic noir by a “master magician of the contemporary French novel” (The Washington Post), a low-grade film director is embroiled in troubles involving a rampaging elephant, an African militia, and the mystery of a naked man falling from a window to his death.A naked man plummets from a sixth-story window, nearly flattening Robert Bristol. But Bristol, semi-famous director of B-grade
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Jérôme Lindon

by Jean Echenoz ...

Translated by Mark Polizzotti ...

“Echenoz is one of the contemporary literature's rare graceful magicians.” —BookforumJérôme Lindon is a genre-defying meditation on the friendship and working relationship between Jean Echenoz and his editor, the founder of Les Editions de Minuit, Jerome Lindon. Lindon published the work of Samuel Beckett, Marguerite Duras, and Robbe-Grillet, among so many other giants. This voice-driven ramble ... Read more

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“Echenoz is one of the contemporary literature's rare graceful magicians.” —BookforumJérôme Lindon is a genre-defying meditation on the friendship and working relationship between Jean Echenoz and his editor, the founder of Les Editions de Minuit, Jerome Lindon. Lindon published the work of Samuel Beckett, Marguerite Duras, and Robbe-Grillet, among so many other giants. This voice-driven ramble
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Lightning

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by Jean Echenoz ...

Translated by Linda Coverdale ...

Drawn from the life of Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest inventors of his time,Lightning is a captivating tale of one man's curious fascination with the marvels of science.Hailed by the Washington Post as “the most distinctive voice of his generation,” Echenoz traces the notable career of Gregor, a precocious young engineer from Eastern Europe, who travels across the Atlantic at the age of twenty ... Read more

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Drawn from the life of Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest inventors of his time,Lightning is a captivating tale of one man's curious fascination with the marvels of science.Hailed by the Washington Post as “the most distinctive voice of his generation,” Echenoz traces the notable career of Gregor, a precocious young engineer from Eastern Europe, who travels across the Atlantic at the age of twenty
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Command Performance

by Jean Echenoz ...

Translated by Mark Polizzotti ...

A thrilling, inventive, playful, and unorthodox detective and caper novel, the latest work by a French master.“Fans of Jean-Patrick Manchette's deadpan irony will appreciate Command Performance, Echenoz's vibrant, playful homage to the hard-boiled genre, which plays like The Big Lebowski on the Seine.” —Publishers WeeklyGerard Fulmard is a loser. A disgraced former flight attendant, he attempts ... Read more

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A thrilling, inventive, playful, and unorthodox detective and caper novel, the latest work by a French master.“Fans of Jean-Patrick Manchette's deadpan irony will appreciate Command Performance, Echenoz's vibrant, playful homage to the hard-boiled genre, which plays like The Big Lebowski on the Seine.” —Publishers WeeklyGerard Fulmard is a loser. A disgraced former flight attendant, he attempts
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Running

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by Jean Echenoz ...

Following his brilliant portrait of Maurice Ravel, Jean Echenoz turns to the life of one of the greatest runners of the twentieth century, and once again demonstrates his astonishing abilities as a prose stylist. Set against the backdrop of the Soviet liberation and post-World War II communist rule of Czechoslovakia, Running— a bestseller in France—follows the famed career of Czech runner Emil ... Read more

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Following his brilliant portrait of Maurice Ravel, Jean Echenoz turns to the life of one of the greatest runners of the twentieth century, and once again demonstrates his astonishing abilities as a prose stylist. Set against the backdrop of the Soviet liberation and post-World War II communist rule of Czechoslovakia, Running— a bestseller in France—follows the famed career of Czech runner Emil
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The Queen's Caprice

Stories

by Jean Echenoz ...

Seven short stories by the Prix Goncourt winner—"the most distinctive voice of his generation . . . master magician of the contemporary French novel" ( The Washington Post).France's preeminent fiction writer, Jean Echenoz is celebrated for his ability to craft stories with such precision that readers are caught off guard by the intense emotion and imagination just beneath the placid surface of his ... Read more

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Seven short stories by the Prix Goncourt winner—"the most distinctive voice of his generation . . . master magician of the contemporary French novel" ( The Washington Post).France's preeminent fiction writer, Jean Echenoz is celebrated for his ability to craft stories with such precision that readers are caught off guard by the intense emotion and imagination just beneath the placid surface of his
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Three By Echenoz

Big Blondes, Piano, and Running

by Jean Echenoz ...

Translated by Linda Coverdale, Mark Polizzotti ...

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 award-winning author's extraordinary versatility and elegant yet playful style at its finest.“A parodic thriller sparkling with wit” (L'Humanité), Big Blondes probes our universal obsession with ... Read more

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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 award-winning author's extraordinary versatility and elegant yet playful style at its finest.“A parodic thriller sparkling with wit” (L'Humanité), Big Blondes probes our universal obsession with
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Fatale

by Jean Echenoz, Jean-Patrick Manchette ...

Translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith ...

A New York Review Books OriginalWhether you call her a coldhearted grifter or the soul of modern capitalism, there’s no question that Aimée is a killer and a more than professional one. Now she’s set her eyes on a backwater burg—where, while posing as an innocent (albeit drop-dead gorgeous) newcomer to town, she means to sniff out old grudges and engineer new opportunities, deftly playing ... Read more

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A New York Review Books OriginalWhether you call her a coldhearted grifter or the soul of modern capitalism, there’s no question that Aimée is a killer and a more than professional one. Now she’s set her eyes on a backwater burg—where, while posing as an innocent (albeit drop-dead gorgeous) newcomer to town, she means to sniff out old grudges and engineer new opportunities, deftly playing
... Read more
Three By Echenoz

Big Blondes, Piano, and Running

by Jean Echenoz ...

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 award-winning author's extraordinary versatility and elegant yet playful style at its finest."A parodic thriller sparkling with wit" ( L'Humanité), Big Blondes probes our universal obsession with ... Read more

$17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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 award-winning author's extraordinary versatility and elegant yet playful style at its finest."A parodic thriller sparkling with wit" ( L'Humanité), Big Blondes probes our universal obsession with
... Read more
Lightning

A Novel

by Jean Echenoz ...

Translated by Linda Coverdale ...

The award-winning French writer "captures the spare beauty of Tesla . . . a lean ghost in the history of power, electricity and invention" ( Los Angeles Times ).Drawn from the life of Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest inventors of his time, Lightning is a captivating tale of one man's curious fascination with the marvels of science.Hailed by The Washington Post as "the most distinctive voice of hi ... Read more

$17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The award-winning French writer "captures the spare beauty of Tesla . . . a lean ghost in the history of power, electricity and invention" ( Los Angeles Times ).Drawn from the life of Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest inventors of his time, Lightning is a captivating tale of one man's curious fascination with the marvels of science.Hailed by The Washington Post as "the most distinctive voice of hi
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