Public Reading Followed by Discussion - Couverture souple

Mémoire, Danielle

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1943150605 ISBN 13 : 9781943150601

Editeur : Dalkey Archive Press, 2021

Synopsis

Who's really telling this story? That's the mystery at the heart of Danielle Mémoire's novel, which opens with a writer on stage at a public reading--a public reading that isn't one, because she never reads a word, much to the audience's annoyance. When an audience member finally heckles her, the writer's response sets off a chain reaction of nested stories that tumble one after another like a row of dominoes.

Each storyteller in the series (most are writers at public readings) builds on what's come before while often radically changing its meaning. Along the way, we encounter fatal stepladders, a painter obsessed with a transom window, a lovestruck dog-walker, and a lost cat restored to its owners through divine intervention. Playful, thought-provoking, and utterly unique, Public Reading Followed by Discussion defies classification and invites every reader to join the game.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Danielle Mémoire (1947- ) is a French writer, author of more than a dozen novels notable for bending the rules of storytelling in unique and surprising ways. This is the first of her books to appear in English.

K. E. Gormley is a translator and academic librarian living near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dalkey Archive Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1943150605
• ISBN 13: 9781943150601
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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