A bold and adventurous work of literature that explores the relationship between reading, writing, sex, and death.
The first book in Pascal Quignard's Last Kingdom series, The Roving Shadows can be read as a long meditation on reading and writing that strives to situate these otherwise innocuous activities in a profound relationship to sex and death. Writing and reading can in fact be linked to our animal natures and artistic strivings, to primal forces and culturally persistent fascinations. With dexterity and inventiveness, Quignard weaves together historical anecdotes, folktales from the East and West, fragments of myth, and speculative historical reconstructions. The whole, written in a musical style not far removed from that of Couperin, whose piano composition Les Ombres errantes lends the book its title, coheres into a work of literature that reverberates in the psyche long after one has laid it down.
The Roving Shadows is a rare and wondrous tour de force that cements Quignard's reputation in contemporary world literature. Available now in English, this boldly adventurous work will find a new and welcoming audience.
| ISBN: | 9781803093659 |
| Publication date: | 23rd April 2024 |
| Author: | Pascal Quignard |
| Publisher: | Seagull Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Series: | The Seagull Library of French Literature |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism |
A bold and adventurous work of literature that explores the relationship between reading, writing, sex, and death.
The first book in Pascal Quignard's Last Kingdom series, The Roving Shadows can be read as a long meditation on reading and writing that strives to situate these otherwise innocuous activities in a profound relationship to sex and death. Writing and reading can in fact be linked to our animal natures and artistic strivings, to primal forces and culturally persistent fascinations. With dexterity and inventiveness, Quignard weaves together historical anecdotes, folktales from the East and West, fragments of myth, and speculative historical reconstructions. The whole, written in a musical style not far removed from that of Couperin, whose piano composition Les Ombres errantes lends the book its title, coheres into a work of literature that reverberates in the psyche long after one has laid it down.
The Roving Shadows is a rare and wondrous tour de force that cements Quignard's reputation in contemporary world literature. Available now in English, this boldly adventurous work will find a new and welcoming audience.
The Roving Shadows features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism
The Roving Shadows is available in Paperback
The Roving Shadows was written by Pascal Quignard and published by Seagull Books
The Roving Shadows has 248 pages
Yes it is part of The Seagull Library of French Literature series
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