| Night School: A Reader for Grownups Contributor(s): Bán, Zsófia (Author), Tucker, Jim (Translator), Nádas, Péter (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 194095388X ISBN-13: 9781940953885 Publisher: Open Letter OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Absurdist - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: 894.511 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Kirkus Reviews Best Book in Translation of 2019 Zs fia Ban's Night School: A Reader for Adults uses a textbook format to build an encyclopedia of life--subject by subject, from self-help to geography to chemistry to French. With subtle irony, Ban's collection of "lectures" guides readers through the importance and uses of the power of Nohoo (or "know-how"), tells of the travels of young Flaubert to Egypt with his friend Maxime, and includes a missive from Laika the dog minutes before being blasted off into space, never to be seen again. A wildly clever book that makes our all-too-familiar world appear simultaneously foreign and untamed, and brings together lust, taboos, and the absurd in order to teach us the art of living. |