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by Eric Chevillard (Author), Wyatt Mason (Translator) "POP OPEN AN EGG, OR, ACTUALLY, WHAT should one call the delicate operation by which one removes an egg's superior (or allegedly so) quarter, via..." (more)
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"an experience....as disturbing and absurdly funny as it is sublime....a must for anyone interested in anti-realist fiction." -- Rain Taxi, Fall 2004

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"Mix together one pinch of surrealism, one pinch of 'situationalism,' stir in a large measure of poetry, quite a bit of talent and you will get a glittering novel of intelligence and humor."-Révolution

Eric Chevillard's third novel of 11, Palafox explores the ecosystem of an unclassifiable yet enchanting protean creature. A team of "experts" armed with degrees of higher learning is determined to label, train, baptize and realize the elusive creature, while Palafox-driven by his own interior logic and flanked by another dimension-effortlessly and wordlessly defies them all. Chevillard's visionary play (of word and thought) has been compared to the work of Beckett, Michaux and Pinget, yet the universe he spins is utterly his own.



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  • Paperback: 212 pages
  • Publisher: Archipelago Books; First Edition edition (June 1, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0972869247
  • ISBN-13: 978-0972869249
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,595,371 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not Chevillard's best, but close, February 23, 2006
I enjoyed this novel very much, but it was bound to pale next to Chevillard's Crab Nebula. The abrupt transitions are not so surprising or funny. But there's enough clever language play and humor for anyone. A group of naturalists and neighbors tries to classify, domesticate and exploit the changeable Palafox, who confounds all of their plans and expectations, sometimes violently.
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An amusing romp through French society, this book uses the device of a creature of infinite morphability. A thread of devestating characterisation runs through this book tying it together neatly. All the scenes combine to lead to a clever climax.
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