The crab nebula = La nébuleuse du crabe
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Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [1997].
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Book
ISBN
0803214758, 9780803214750, 0803263708, 9780803263703
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ix, 126 pages ; 23 cm
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Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [1997].
Language
English
ISBN
0803214758, 9780803214750, 0803263708, 9780803263703
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Description
A novel of the absurd about a man seeking to know who he is. As he sees it the problem is that he cannot remember his birth, so he cannot really be sure who he is.
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"The Crab Nebula (La Nébuleuse du crabe) is comprised of fifty-two vivid chapters that provide startling insights into the existence of this nebulous man named Crab: his nightmarish--and none too solid--physique, his mysterious absence from the pages of history, his birth in prison, his never having been born at all. In his portrait of Crab, Éric Chevillard gives us a character who is genuinely strange and curiously like ourselves. A postmodernist novel par excellence, The Crab Nebula parodies literary conventions, deconstructs narrative and meaning, and brilliantly combines absurdity and hopelessness with irony and humor. What distinguishes it most of all is the startling originality of Chevillard's voice and vision. There is whimsy and despair in this novel, pathos and laughter, satire and warm affection. The Crab Nebula is the fifth novel--and the first to be translated into English--by the brilliant young French author Éric Chevillard. His sympathetic yet outrageous portrait of Crab calls to mind works by Melville, Valéry, and Kafka, while never being less than utterly unique." -- Publisher's description
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Also issued online.
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Translated from the French.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(1997). The crab nebula =: La nébuleuse du crabe . University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chevillard, Éric, Jordan Stump and Eleanor, Hardin. 1997. The Crab Nebula =: La Nébuleuse Du Crabe. University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chevillard, Éric, Jordan Stump and Eleanor, Hardin. The Crab Nebula =: La Nébuleuse Du Crabe University of Nebraska Press, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chevillard, Éric,, Jordan Stump, and Eleanor Hardin. The Crab Nebula =: La Nébuleuse Du Crabe University of Nebraska Press, 1997.
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