Synopsis
Marcello, a humble clerk in a Barcelona office, unable to write, decides to search through literature for all possible Bartlebys, (so named after the character in Melville’s short story) who have had the urge to say “I would prefer not to.”
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About the Author
Enrique Vila-Matas was born in Barcelona in 1948. His extraordinary literary oeuvre includes Bartlby & Co, Montano and Never Any End to Paris, winner of the same Premio Romulo Gallegos that catapulted his friend Roberto Bolano to international renown. He has been translated into 30 languages.
Review
"Vila-Matas has had the brilliant idea of tracking down literature's slackers - Bartleby and Co proposes a shadowy history of literature" -- Alberto Manguel "Ingenious... An Excellent book... A work of honesty and profound beauty" -- John Burnside * Scotland on Sunday * "Bartleby and Co is set to become the book of the literary season... An enormously enjoyable and intelligent book, and if I am not mistaken, an important one" * El Pais * "Told with considerable elegance and an admirable lack of melodrama" * Spectator *
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