Making a Novel : Or How, Following the Book of Judith, I Devised a Story of the Suburbs, and with the Help of the Cononut Palm, Cargo Ship, and Centaur, Thrice Write Hoppla!

Gavarry, Gerard; Kuntz, Jane (TRN)

ISBN 10: 1564785769 / ISBN 13: 9781564785763

Published by Dalkey Archive Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making a Novel : Or How, Following the Book of Judith, I Devised a Story of the Suburbs, and with the Help of the Cononut Palm, Cargo Ship, and Centaur, Thrice Write Hoppla!
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1564785769
• ISBN 13: 9781564785763
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

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.