Jean Echenoz - Böcker

Det tjeckiska lokomotivet, världens bäste löpare genom tiderna, Emil Zátopek tog tre OS-guld i Helsingfors 1952. Jean Echenoz skildrar Zátopeks liv med Sovjet och kalla kriget som bakgrund, där Zátopek snart utnyttjas och kontrolleras av den stali...

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With his trademark comically wry phrasing and a sure eye for quirky detail, Echenoz has produced his oddest and most enjoyable novel to date. Chopin's Move interweaves the fates of Chopin, entomologist and recalcitrant secret agent; Oswald, a youn...

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Renowned singer Gloire Stella has mysteriously disappeared. When a television producer tries to track her down, Gloire goes on the run. From the cliffs of Brittany to the back alleys of Bombay, Big Blondes is a riotous, nonstop adventure for anyon...

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Renowned singer Gloire Stella has mysteriously disappeared. When a television producer tries to track her down, Gloire goes on the run. From the cliffs of Brittany to the back alleys of Bombay, Big Blondes is a riotous, nonstop adventure for anyon...

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Max Delmarc is a middle-aged concert pianist with a sharp case of stage fright and something of a drink problem. We follow Max to his untimely death and out into the afterlife, where he moves from purgatory into his own personal hell - an overcast...

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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 So...

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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 So...

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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...

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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 Award This beguiling and original evocation of the last ten years in the life of a ...

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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 abilit...

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Longlisted for the 2019 International Dublin Literary Award"e;Special Envoy is an exceedingly French spy thriller."e;-New York Times Book ReviewA dazzling satirical spy novel, part La Femme Nikita, part Pink Panther and part Le Carre-from ...

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Louis Meyer is an overworked aerospace engineer looking forward to a week-long vacation on the Mediterranean. DeMilo is an astronaut and self-proclaimed ladies' man whose behavior borders on the obsessive and voyeuristic. When a series of coincide...

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'I'm off', says Felix Ferrer to his wife. 'I'm leaving you'. And closing the door on their suburban home, Ferrer, a creature of appetite, impulse and habit, a man of our times, embarks on a journey to the extremes. A man at Ferrer's time of life s...

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Mit 60 Hemden, 20 Paar Schuhen und 75 Krawatten reist Maurice Ravel 1928 auf dem Transatlantikdampfer France nach New York. Vier Monate bespielt er die berühmtesten Konzerthallen Amerikas, feiert mit Gershwin Geburtstag, besucht Chaplin in Hollywo...

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Cinc homes han partit a la guerra. Una dona n''espera la tornada de dos. Falta per saber si tornaran. Quan. I en quin estat.Jean Echenoz és l''autor més venut de Raig Verd. Les seves novel·les han estat molt ben acollides entre lectors i crÿti...

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Vam haver d''insistir perquä l''Emil comencés a córrer. Però quan va començar, ja no es va aturar. No va parar d''accelerar. Vet aquÿ l''home que va córrer més de pressa sobre la Terra.Aquesta és la història de l''Emil Zátopek, un home ...

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Enviada especial és una història d''espionatge narrada amb la singularitat habitual de la literatura de Jean Echenoz: una prosa ÿgil i fresca, uns personatges tan ben descrits que el lector els reconeix com a reals i un humor intel·ligent dosi...

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¡Un autor escribiendo el retrato de su editor! En la historia de la literatura rara vez se encuentran tales ejemplos. Aunque aquÿ es más bien el encuentro de un autor con su editor y no realmente un retrato de este último (como podrÿa indicar...

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Ce Cahier de L?Herne propose d?interroger une ?uvre qui n?a cessé de déplacer ses enjeux pour interroger de nouvelles formes narratives. De fait, loin d?être figées, l?interprétation et la connaissance de l??uvre de Jean Echenoz se voient con...

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Ce Cahier de L?Herne propose d?interroger une ?uvre qui n?a cessé de déplacer ses enjeux pour interroger de nouvelles formes narratives. De fait, loin d?être figées, l?interprétation et la connaissance de l??uvre de Jean Echenoz se voient con...

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