L'Inconsolé

roman

605 pages

French language

Published April 8, 1999 by Editions 10/18.

ISBN:
978-2-264-02419-0
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OCLC Number:
42588867

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5 stars (1 review)

A surrealistic novel on a man who finds himself in a strange city, not knowing what he is doing there, but everyone seems to know him. What is more, he must be important because people ask him for favors. As he goes from encounter to encounter, the man discovers himself.

14 editions

Weird and funny

5 stars

In The Unconsoled we follow the pianist Ryder who arrives in a town completely unprepared and without any knowledge of the itinerary and follow him as he is dragged through the story and as he tries to not disappoint the towns citizens which expect him to solve the towns grave problems. Whatever they may be. Not a single scene is played out fully, together with Ryder we are dragged to the next scene and we are left in the dark.

This sounds bad but The Unconsoled is wonderfully written and shines with a dry humor.

Subjects

  • Littérature japonaise
  • Traductions françaises
  • Roman japonais