Night School - Couverture souple

Ban, Zsofia; Nadas, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 194095388X ISBN 13 : 9781940953885

Editeur : Open Letter, 2019

Synopsis

A story collection masquerading as an encyclopedia of life, Night School makes our all-too-familiar world appear simultaneously foreign and untamed, and brings together lust, taboos, and the absurd in order to teach us the art of living, all in a wildly clever way. Perfect for anyone looking for a little more Nohoo (or 'know-how') in your life, Zsofia Ban's mock-textbook, Night School: A Reader for Grownups covers all the important subjects, from self-help to geography to chemistry to French, complete with a hearty dose of irony. Ban's 'lectures' tell of the travels of young Flaubert to Egypt with his friend Maxime, and includes a missive from Laika the dog minutes before being blasted off into space, never to be seen again.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Zsófia Bán grew up in Brazil and Hungary, and is the author of three works of fiction and four essay collections. She's won the Glass Marble Prize, Tibo Déry Prize, Palládium Prize, Mozgó Világ Prize, Attila József Prize, and Balassa Péter Prize for her writing. A former writer-in-residence at the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) program, she is currently a professor of American Studies at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest.

Jim Tucker, a classical philologist living in Budapest, translated works from German, French, and Italian before making the acquaintance of George Konrád for whom he has translated some 35 essays from the Hungarian, in addition to works by numerous other authors.

Péter Nádas is one of Hungary's greatest authors, and has had seven volumes translated into English, including The Book of Memories and Parallel Stories.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Open Letter
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 194095388X
• ISBN 13: 9781940953885
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 270
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible