Jean Echenoz's is a novel about the First World War, and it covers the years through ; as French reviewers have noted, the French title -- slyly alludes not only to the opening year of the war, but also to the fact that the book is Echenoz's fourteenth work of fiction. This subtle wink is lost to the reader in (English) translation, but not that much else is in Linda Coverdale's fine rendering of Author: Jean Echenoz. a slim world war i novel, jean echenoz's (14 in its original french) tells the fates of five young frenchmen as they're forced onto the front lines of the great war. while the narrative moves quickly - spanning the better part of two years - echenoz succinctly captures the essence and aftermath of bloody conflict. more a brief character study about war's effects on friends and family than a moralizing or /5. Jean Echenoz, considered by many to be the most distinguished and versatile living French novelist, turns his attention to the deathtrap of World War I in In it, five Frenchmen go off to war, two of them leaving behind a young woman who longs for their return. But the main character in this brilliant novel is the Great War itself. Echenoz, whose work has been compared to that of writers as diverse as Joseph .
, by Jean Echenoz. Translated from the French by Linda Coverdale, The New Press, pp., $ By John Taylor. Ever since his first novel, Le Méridien de Greenwich (), Jean Echenoz (b. ) has shown himself to be a novelist with a style. This quality is rarer than one might think. Praise for "Echenoz's nod to the powerlessness of ordinary people caught in the first great modern cataclysm is a veritable monument to human dignity." Gary Indiana, Bookforum "This new novel from Jean Echenoz concentrates and synthesizes the quintessence of his writing." ―Le Monde Praise for Jean Echenoz. Jean Echenoz Five Frenchmen go off to war, two of them leaving behind a certain young woman who longs for their return. But the main character in is the Great War itself. Jean Echenoz, the multi-award-winning French literary magician whose work has been.
Jean Echenoz, considered by many to be the most distinguished and versatile living French novelist, turns his attention to the deathtrap of World War I in In it, five Frenchmen go off to war, two of them leaving behind a young woman who longs for their return. But the main character in this brilliant novel is the Great War itself. Jean Echenoz's is a novel about the First World War, and it covers the years through ; as French reviewers have noted, the French title -- slyly alludes not only to the opening year of the war, but also to the fact that the book is Echenoz's fourteenth work of fiction. This subtle wink is lost to the reader in (English) translation, but not that much else is in Linda Coverdale's fine rendering of Echenoz careful, elegant prose -- helped also by a few (but detailed. But the main character in is the Great War itself. Jean Echenoz, the multi-award-winning French literary magician whose work has been compared to Joseph Conrad and Lawrence Sterne, has brought that deathtrap back to life, leading us gently from a balmy summer day deep into the insatiable—and still unthinkable—carnage of trench warfare.
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