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The Shape of a City
Julien Gracq
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Description for The Shape of a City
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
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© Breton, Jacques Vache and Rimbaud behind them is reconstructed from a remembered image in which the lyc©e Cl©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.
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© Breton, Jacques Vache and Rimbaud behind them is reconstructed from a remembered image in which the lyc©e Cl©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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Turtle Point Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Chappaqua, United States
ISBN
9781885586391
SKU
V9781885586391
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Ref
99-15
About Julien Gracq
Julien Gracq (1910-2007), born Louis Poirier in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, was one of the greatest French writers of the twentieth century. His work included essays, criticism, fiction and journalism. He won but refused the Prix Goncourt in 1951 for his novel Le Rivage des Syrtes (The Opposing Shore). This retiring and misunderstood figure said he wrote "to settle a score with expression ... Read more
Reviews for The Shape of a City
"Mr Gracq is one of the more stimulating and original imaginations in contemporary French literature" - The New York Times Book Review"