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Wert and the Life Without End
Claude Ollier
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Description for Wert and the Life Without End
Paperback. Translator(s): Scott, Ursula Meaney. Series: French Literature Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338.
In some kind of institution, maybe a hospital or rehabilitation center, we are introduced to Wert, a disturbed, traumatized man still suffering the horrors of his experience as a soldier fighting in an unidentified conflict. A patient or prisoner, Wert writes down his memories of the war; his impressions of his current, ill-defined treatment; and his reflections on his own psychological well-being. When at last released, Wert undertakes a long journey to the east, and slowly recognizes the events of his life as being reminiscent of episodes from ancient epic narratives--as though his entire story has simply been the reenactment ... Read more
In some kind of institution, maybe a hospital or rehabilitation center, we are introduced to Wert, a disturbed, traumatized man still suffering the horrors of his experience as a soldier fighting in an unidentified conflict. A patient or prisoner, Wert writes down his memories of the war; his impressions of his current, ill-defined treatment; and his reflections on his own psychological well-being. When at last released, Wert undertakes a long journey to the east, and slowly recognizes the events of his life as being reminiscent of episodes from ancient epic narratives--as though his entire story has simply been the reenactment ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
Series
French Literature Series
Number of Pages
267
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564786265
SKU
9781564786265
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About Claude Ollier
Claude Ollier, one of the major forces behind the "nouveau roman" and recipient of several prestigious literary awards, including the Prix Me decis, is the author of more than twenty books of fiction, drama, memoir, and criticism. Ursula Meany Scott is a literary translator from French and Spanish. She holds an M. Phil in literary translation from Trinity College, Dublin, ... Read more
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