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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Sad and lonely boy wanders/wonders through college,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Last Days (French Literature) (Paperback)
Sad and funny and beautiful, Queneau watches the world and portrays the smallest of things in the most unique way. Celebrating the simpleton, Queneau looks back at his student years. His head is stuck in books. He meets few friends. Outside, the world swindles and connives and lies and quips. Outsiders take note, this book settles long after the last page is turned. A special, special book. A great introduction to the world of Queneau.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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The Last Days by Raymond Queneau,
By Library Avenger (Utopia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Days (French Literature) (Paperback)
This novel (Queneau's second after "Le Chiendent" translated as 'the Bark Tree' by Barbara Wright) is a charming, witty novel about the travails of several French students preparing for their "bacheau" admirably cointerpointed with a secondary story of a petty swindler and a tertiary story of a waiter who comfabulates a fantastic betting schema based on the movements of the lunary planets and their shifts and motion. The deft translation gives the full flavor of the novel, and Queneau's writing is superbly sunny and wonderful. This is a must read for all those interested in the development of the French novel c. 1930-s to 1940-s. It's quite funny!
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Last Days by Raymond Queneau (Paperback - Aug. 1991)
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