Television - Couverture souple

Toussaint, Jean-Philippe

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1564783723 ISBN 13 : 9781564783721

Editeur : Dalkey Archive Press, 2004

Synopsis

168 pages

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The amusingly odd protagonist and narrator of Jean-Philippe Toussaint's novel is an academic on sabbatical in Berlin to work on his book about Titian. With his research completed, all he has left to do is sit down and write. Unfortunately, he can't decide how to refer to his subject Titian, le Titien, Vecellio, Titian Vecellio so instead he starts watching TV continuously, until one day he decides to renounce the most addictive of twentieth-century inventions. As he spends his summer still not writing his book, he is haunted by television, from the video surveillance screens in a museum to a moment when it seems everyone in Berlin is tuned into Baywatch. One of Toussaint's funniest antiheroes, the protagonist of Television turns daily occurrences into an entertaining reflection on society and the influence of television on our lives.

Revue de presse :

"Toussaint is an original and significant writer, whose fiction can be as engaging as it is surprising." --Times Literary Supplement

"Its studied neutrality turns out to conceal impressive intelligence, deep-seated metaphysical anxiety and real passion. The Bathroom is a powerful, sympathetic debut." --London Review of Books

"Darkly comic." --New York Times

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Dalkey Archive Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1564783723
• ISBN 13: 9781564783721
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 168