
Bathroom
Jean-Philippe Toussaint(Author)
Dalkey Archive Press
Will be published approx. on 18. December 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
102 pages
978-1-56478-518-3 (ISBN)
Description
First published in France in 1985, The Bathroom was Jean-Philippe Toussaint's debut novel, and it heralded a new generation of innovative French literature. In this playful and perplexing book, we meet a young Parisian researcher who lives inside his bathroom. As he sits in his tub meditating on existence (and refusing to tell us his name), the people around him-his girlfriend, Edmondsson, the Polish painters in his kitchen-each in their own way further enables his peculiar lifestyle, supporting his eccentric quest for immobility. But an invitation to the Austrian embassy shakes up his stable world, prompting him to take a risk and leave his bathroom . . .
Reviews / Votes
"An original and significant writer, whose fiction can be as engaging as it is surprising."--The Times Literary SupplementMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Normal, IL
United States
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
134 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56478-518-3 (9781564785183)
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Persons
Jean-Philippe Toussaint is the author of nine novels, and the winner of numerous literary prizes, including the Prix Decembre for "The Truth about Marie". His writing has been compared to the works of Samuel Beckett, Jacques Tati, the films of Jim Jarmusch, and even Charlie Chaplin.