Making a Novel

by Gerard Gavarry, Jane Kuntz (Translator)

Overview

A literary exploration into the serendipitous convergences underpinning the writing of a novel (here, Ge rard Gavarry s masterful Hoppla! 1 2 3), this rare and revealing glimpse into the creative process pulls back the curtain on the composition of a playful and self-conscious work of fiction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781564785763
Publisher:	Deep Vellum Publishing
Publication date:	07/19/2011
Series:	French Literature
Pages:	139
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Gerard Gavarry was born in Paris in 1946 and has also lived in New Caledonia, Niger, Guinea, Benin, and London. He studied literature at the Sorbonne and taught French literature first in Gabon and then in Paris. He is the author of eight books.

Jane Kuntz has translated Everyday Life and The Power of Flies by Lydie Salvayre, Hotel Crystal by Olivier Rolin, Pigeon Post by Dumitru Tsepeneag, and Hoppla! 1 2 3 and Making a Novel by Gerard Gavarry, all of which are available from Dalkey Archive Press.

Editorial Reviews

Like Georges Perec before him, it seems that Gérard Gavarry approaches each of his books anew, unfettered by what he has done in the past, making him one of the most pleasingly unpredictable writers in our midst.

Warren Motte

One of the rare figures in contemporary French literature who never disappoints.

World Literature Today