The Man in a Hurry (Pushkin Collection) - Hardcover

Morand, Paul

 
9781782270973: The Man in a Hurry (Pushkin Collection)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1782270973 ISBN 13: 9781782270973
Verlag: Pushkin Press, 2015

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A feverish classic from one of the modern masters of French prose.

No one can keep up with Pierre Niox, the speediest antiques dealer in Paris, although not necessarily the most competent. As he dashes about at a dizzying pace, his impatience becomes too much to bear for those around him; his manservant, his only friend and even his cat abandon him. He begins to find that while he is racing through life, it is passing him by. However, when he falls in love with the languid, unpunctual Hedwige, the man in a hurry has to learn how to slow down...

'Probably the best French writer of the twentieth century after Proust and Céline' Philippe Sollers

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Morand was the all-round aesthete.' Nicholas Lezard, Guardian

'Admired both by Ezra Pound and by Marcel Proust as a pioneer craftsman of Modernist French prose (...) The sheer shapeliness of his prose recalls Hemingway; the urbanity of his self-destructiveness compares with Fitzgerald's; and his camera eye is as lucidly stroboscopic as that of Dos Passos' The New York Times

This feverish classic by one of the modern masters of French prose is a witty and touching parable for our busy times.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Paul Morand (1888-1976) was born in Paris and, after studying at the École des Sciences Politiques, joined the diplomatic corps, serving in London, Rome, Berne and Bucharest. In a long and busy life,
he found time to write poetry, novels, short stories and travel books. Married to a Romanian Princess, he was made a member of the Académie Française in 1968.



Michel Déon published over fifty works. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Prix Interallié for his 1970 novel, Les Poneys Sauvages (The Wild Ponies). His 1973 novel, Un Taxi Mauve, garnered him international renown when it received the esteemed title of the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française. His novels have been translated into numerous languages. He was considered one of the most innovative French writers of the 21st century. A member of the Académie française, Déon was one of just forty members who are elected by their peers to serve for life. Déon died in 2016.

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Verlag
Pushkin Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1782270973
ISBN 13 
9781782270973
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384
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