Djinn [Paperback]

Alain Robbe-Grillet (Author), Y. Lenard (Translator), W. Wells (Translator)

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Text: English, French (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Calder Publications Ltd (March 1983)
• ISBN-10: 0714539937
• ISBN-13: 978-0714539935
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,723,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A new image of genies, July 24, 2001

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"john5410" (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Djinn (Paperback)

I like this book very much. It has been over 10 years since I read it and some of the graphic images are still with me. The myth of genies usually is one of benevolence. This genie is not a benevolent genie. It kept my attention because as a youth, my interest in mythology was a fascination I have never outgrown. Don't look too hard for hidden meanings, it is a book meant to entertain. You will learn a thing or two about many things associated with genies not commonly added to modern interpretations.

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious Robbe-Grillet, December 3, 2004

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D. A. Manchak - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Djinn (Paperback)

Not as rigorous a read as most of his stuff, this one seems almost Lewis Carrol-esque... It aint Jelousy, but thats not necessaraly a bad thing.. I laughed out loud through most of it... It can be read in one sitting too...

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and unfulfilling., April 16, 2001

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James Hogue - See all my reviews

This review is from: Djinn (Hardcover)

This book is not a bad one by any means. The oddity of the various identities/meanings of the character are intriguing as well as the search for the truth of what happened. The way the various events are tied and and switched about to make, in essence, three stories is nice. However, all I really left with from the book is a bit of a hollow feeling. Too much ambiguity to find answers, and too little depth to find fulfillment. Perhaps I read too fast or overlooked the point, but to me it was simply a good writer flexing his literary muscles for show.