The Truth about Marie

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book The Truth about Marie by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Dalkey Archive Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jean-Philippe Toussaint ISBN: 9781564786920
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press Publication: September 6, 2011
Imprint: Dalkey Archive Press Language: English
Author: Jean-Philippe Toussaint
ISBN: 9781564786920
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Publication: September 6, 2011
Imprint: Dalkey Archive Press
Language: English
Moving through a variety of locales and adventures, The Truth about Marie revisits the unnamed narrator of Toussaint's acclaimed Running Away, reporting on his now disintegrated relationship with the titular Marie—the story switching deftly between first- and third-person as the narrator continues to drift through life, and Marie does her best to get on with hers. Like all of Toussaint's novels, The Truth about Marie's plot matters far less than its pace and tempo, its chain of images, its sequence of events. From pouring rain in Paris to blazing fires on the island of Elba, from moments of intense action to perfectly paced lulls, The Truth about Marie relies on a series of contrasts to tell a beguiling, and finally touching, story of intimacy forever being regained and lost.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Moving through a variety of locales and adventures, The Truth about Marie revisits the unnamed narrator of Toussaint's acclaimed Running Away, reporting on his now disintegrated relationship with the titular Marie—the story switching deftly between first- and third-person as the narrator continues to drift through life, and Marie does her best to get on with hers. Like all of Toussaint's novels, The Truth about Marie's plot matters far less than its pace and tempo, its chain of images, its sequence of events. From pouring rain in Paris to blazing fires on the island of Elba, from moments of intense action to perfectly paced lulls, The Truth about Marie relies on a series of contrasts to tell a beguiling, and finally touching, story of intimacy forever being regained and lost.

More books from Dalkey Archive Press

Cover of the book Shklovsky: Witness to an Era by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book Building Waves by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book Angel Station by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book Collected Plays and Teleplays by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book One Spoon on This Earth by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book Finnley Wren by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book Ring by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book Wasabi for Breakfast by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book Suicide by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book The Dolls' Room by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book House of Mourning and Other Stories by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book Trilogy by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book When Adam Opens His Eyes by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book The Sextine Chapel by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Cover of the book The Terrible Twos by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy