Ravel: A Novel

Author:   Jean Echenoz ,  Linda Coverdale
Publisher:   The New Press
ISBN:  

9781595586704


Pages:   128
Publication Date:   10 May 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Ravel is a beguiling and original evocation of the last ten years in the life of the musical genius Ravel, written by novelist Jean Echenoz. The book opens in 1928 as Maurice Ravel—dandy, eccentric, curmudgeon—crosses the Atlantic abroad the luxury liner the SS France to begin his triumphant grand tour of the United States. A “master magician of the French novel” (The Washington Post), Echenoz captures the folly of the era as well as its genius, including Ravel’s personal life—sartorially and socially splendid—as well as his most successful compositions from 1927 to 1937. Illuminated by flashes of Echenoz’s characteristically sly humor, Ravel is a delightfully quirky portrait of a famous musician coping with the ups and downs of his illustrious career. It is also a beautifully written novel that’s a deeply touching farewell to a dignified and lonely man going reluctantly into the night.

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Author:   Jean Echenoz ,  Linda Coverdale
Publisher:   The New Press
Imprint:   The New Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.30cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 19.10cm
Weight:   0.140kg
ISBN:  

9781595586704


ISBN 10:   1595586709
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   10 May 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Echenoz puts his enchanting imagination to work exploring the mundane, the curmudgeonly, the quirky. . . . [A] beautifully musical little novel.<br>--the New York Times Book Review <br><br>Rarely has the difficult craft of storytelling been as well mastered.<br>--the Times Literary Suplement (London)<br><br>[A] fascinating portrait of a musical genius, a strange and lonely character who was never at peace with himself.<br>-- France Today <br><br>An exquisitely written novel.<br>-- Kirkus <br><br>Echenoz's prose is stylish and delightfully soft-pedaled . . . leaving the sensation of a life lived exclusively for the creation of art.<br>-- Publishers Weekly <br><br>Every word is perfectly placed; the writing is fluid . . . like a garment that fits beautifully even inside-out.<br>-- Elle (Paris)<br>


A beautifully musical little novel. --The New York Times Book Review Echenoz's prose is stylish and delightfully soft-pedaled... leaving the sensation of a life lived exclusively for the creation of art. --Publisher's Weekly Every word is perfectly placed; the writing is fluid... like a garment that fits beautifully even inside-out. --Elle (Paris) A beautifully musical little novel. The New York Times Book Review Echenoz s prose is stylish and delightfully soft-pedaled leaving the sensation of a life lived exclusively for the creation of art. Publisher s Weekly Every word is perfectly placed; the writing is fluid like a garment that fits beautifully even inside-out. Elle (Paris) A beautifully musical little novel. -- The New York Times Book Review Echenoz's prose is stylish and delightfully soft-pedaled... leaving the sensation of a life lived exclusively for the creation of art. -- Publisher's Weekly Every word is perfectly placed; the writing is fluid... like a garment that fits beautifully even inside-out. -- Elle (Paris) Echenoz puts his enchanting imagination to work exploring the mundane, the curmudgeonly, the quirky. . . . [A] beautifully musical little novel. --the New York Times Book Review Rarely has the difficult craft of storytelling been as well mastered. --the Times Literary Suplement (London) [A] fascinating portrait of a musical genius, a strange and lonely character who was never at peace with himself. -- France Today An exquisitely written novel. -- Kirkus Echenoz's prose is stylish and delightfully soft-pedaled . . . leaving the sensation of a life lived exclusively for the creation of art. -- Publishers Weekly Every word is perfectly placed; the writing is fluid . . . like a garment that fits beautifully even inside-out. -- Elle (Paris)


Author Information

Jean Echenoz won France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt for I’m Gone (The New Press). He is the author of five previous novels in English translation and the winner of numerous literary prizes. Linda Coverdale is a past winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize, a French-American Foundation Translation Prize, and the International IMPAC Dublin Award. She has translated almost fifty books, many of them for the New Press.

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