In the Labyrinth - Softcover

Robbe-Grillet, Alain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847490638 ISBN 13: 9781847490636

Publisher: Alma Classics, 2008

Synopsis

The Battle of Reichenfels has been fought and lost. The army is in flight. The enemy is expected to arrive in town at any moment. Wandering through the snow laden devastated streets of what once was a city, a soldier on the losing side has a parcel to deliver. All the streets look the same, and he cannot remember the name of the street where he was to meet the man who had agreed to take the parcel. But he must deliver the parcel or at least get rid of it...Alain Robbe-Grillet says in his prefatory note: 'this story is fiction, not a report. It describes a reality which is not necessarily that of the reader's own experience...And yet the reality here in question is strictly physical, that is to say it has no allegorical significance. The reader should therefore see in it only objects, the gestures, the words and the events that are told, without seeking to give them either more or less meaning than they would have in his own life, or in his death.'

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From the Back Cover

The Battle of Reichenfels has been fought and lost. The army is in flight. The enemy is expected to arrive in town at any moment. A soldier, carrying a parcel under his arm, is erring through the snowy streets. All the streets look the same, and he cannot remember the name of the street where he was to meet the man who had agreed to take the parcel. But he must delever the parcel or at least get rid of it ....

Alain Robbe-Grillet says in his prefatory note:'this story is fiction, not a report. It describes a reality which is not necessarily that of the reader's own experience .... And yet the reality here in question is strictly physical, that is to say it has no allegorical significance. The reader should therefore see in it only objects, the gestures, the words and the events that are told, without seeking to give them either more or less meaning than they would have in his own life, or in his death.'

About the Author

The best known of post-war French novelists, Robbe-Grillet (1922- ) is the central figure in what has become known as the nouveau roman or new novel, where the reality of what goes on in the mind is more important than objective reality, if such a thing exists. As we all have different minds, we all perceive reality heterogeneously. Robbe-Grillet has also made successful films such as Last Year in Marienbad (1961).

Edition details

• Publisher: Alma Classics
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1847490638
• ISBN 13: 9781847490636
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 150