A forlorn traveler is taken in by three suffering orphans, who, in the midst of their pain, give him food and shelter. The first, orphaned by history, still mourns a father who was sent to a Nazi concentration camp, never to return. The second, orphaned by pathology, has a rare disease, and is facing madness alone in a mountain chalet. The third, orphaned by philosophy, is a teenager who has decided to cut all ties with his parents.Never one to avoid challenging questions, in this poignant triptych Laroche examines the relationship between a writer and his words: suggesting that, perhaps, he is the orphan of his own work.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Hadrien Laroche
EAN: 9781628970029
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES: 130
WEIGHT: 136 g
HEIGHT: 177 mm
PUBLISHED BY: Dalkey Archive Press
DATE PUBLISHED: 2014-11-27
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GENRE: FICTION / Literary
WIDTH: 136 mm
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Book Themes:
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Fiction in translation
Edouard Leve was born on January 1, 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. A writer, photographer, and visual artist, Leve was the author of four books of writing-"Oeuvres", "Journal", "Autoportrait", and "Suicide"-and three books of photographs. "Suicide", published in 2008, was his final book.