Chopin's Move (French Literature) - Softcover

Echenoz, Jean; Polizzotti, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564783340 ISBN 13: 9781564783349

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press, 2009

Synopsis

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 young foreign-affairs employee who vanishes en route to his new home; Suzy, who gets enmeshed in a tangle of deceit and counterdeceit; the mysterious Colonel Seck, whose motivations are never quite what they seem; and a typically Echenozian supporting cast of neurotic bodyguards, disquieting functionaries, and crafty double agents. As the plot thickens, the characters become embroiled in layer upon layer of deception and double-dealing, leading them further into a world in which nothing can be taken at face value and in which "reality" hinges on apparently harmless coincidence.

About this title

Review:

"A humanist rewriting Foucault with a satirist's wit, Echenoz deftly and amusingly meditates on who we are and what defines us."

.".. a gripping, quirky novel full of intrigue, wit, and a sophistication not typically seen in the average spy story--and also filled with typical French ennui." -- Booklist

..". a gripping, quirky novel full of intrigue, wit, and a sophistication not typically seen in the average spy story--and also filled with typical French ennui."--Booklist

About the Author:

Jean Echenoz is the author of six novels in English translation and the winner of numerous literary prizes, among them the Prix M?dicis and the European Literature Jeopardy Prize. He lives in Paris.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1564783340
• ISBN 13: 9781564783349
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 135