| Hortense in Exile Contributor(s): Roubaud, Jacques (Author), Di Bernardi, Dominic (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1564782557 ISBN-13: 9781564782557 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: -- First paperback edition. -- Hortense is in trouble again. Set to marry the Premier Prince Presumptive, our heroine finds herself caught in the middle of the plot of Hamlet, playing the unfortunate role of Ophelia. Can she escape in time? Brimming with brilliant wordplay, mathematical equations, literary allusions, and cats, Hortense in Exile continues the Hortense series in grand style. -- Jacques Roubaud is president of the l'Association Georges Perec, a society dedicated to honoring the work of his fellow Oulipian. -- First published in the U.S. by Dalkey Archive (1992). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91029759 |
| Series: French Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.60 lbs) 211 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: -- First paperback edition. -- Hortense is in trouble again. Set to marry the Premier Prince Presumptive, our heroine finds herself caught in the middle of the plot of Hamlet, playing the unfortunate role of Ophelia. Can she escape in time? Brimming with brilliant wordplay, mathematical equations, literary allusions, and cats, Hortense in Exile continues the Hortense series in grand style. -- Jacques Roubaud is president of the l'Association Georges Perec, a society dedicated to honoring the work of his fellow Oulipian. -- First published in the U.S. by Dalkey Archive (1992). |