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A subtle satire on the publishing world, and a love letter to reading, this follows an old style publisher Robert Dubois, as he's confronted with an e-reader. No library descriptions found. |
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Despite the formal constraints that Paul Fournel sets himself as a leading figure in Oulipo, the writing here is bright and sly and at times effervesces. There is a somewhat detached emotional tone, but it’s not clear whether that was intended or merely a consequence of translation. There is also a surface quality to people and events. Everything is experienced, it seems, tangentially. But that may be precisely what Fournel wants, as it mirrors, in a way, the surfacing of texts in an e-reader. It all makes for a pleasant short read, not least because of his description of Daunt Books in London, a bookstore most book lovers adore.
Gently recommended. ( )