I'm Gone
A Novel
Published on 6. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-59558-999-6 (ISBN)
Description
Winner of France's prestigious Prix Goncourt and a runaway bestseller, Jean Echenoz's I'm Gone is the ideal introduction to the sly wit, unique voice and colourful imagination of the master magician of the contemporary French novel' (The Washington Post). It is nothing less than a heist caper; an Arctic adventure story; a biting satire of the art world and a meditation on love, lust and middle age all rolled into one fast-paced, unpredictable, deliriously entertaining novel. I'm Gone tells the story of an urbane art dealer who abandons his wife and career to pursue a pathetic crime spree.'
Reviews / Votes
"A mystery that doubles as a sly work of serious literature. . . . This novel is a quick read and a true jewel."?Kirkus Reviews
"I'm Gone combines the policier, the cultural essay and the urban sex novel to create a vivid, entertaining, hybrid."
-The New York Times Book Review
"Combining the offhand wit of Raymond Chandler with the narrative agility of Peter Hoeg, Echenoz crafts a clever, philosophical tale."
-Publishers Weekly
"With a wink and a nod and an easy manner of style, Echenoz all but tells us outright not to take any of this too seriously?to enjoy I'm Gone in the same devil-may-care spirit in which it is offered."
-The Boston Sunday Globe
"A mordantly humorous work."
-Bookforum
"Echenoz both employs and subverts the convention of the adventure and detective genres in this sly send-up of contemporary art life."
-Library Journal
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
263 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59558-999-6 (9781595589996)
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