A single volume that gathers together three of the most remarkable
novels from Jean Echenoz, the "most distinctive French voice of his
generation" (The Washington Post), Three by Echenoz demonstrates the
award-winning author's extraordinary versatility and elegant yet playful
style at its finest.
"A parodic thriller sparkling with wit" (L'Humanité), Big Blondes
probes our universal obsession with fame as a television documentary
producer tries to track down a renowned singer who has mysteriously
disappeared. A darkly comedic, noir-style tour de force, it finally
answers the age-old question: do blondes have more fun?
"Fluid, never forced...like a garment that fits beautifully even
inside-out" (Elle), Piano brings Dante's Inferno to contemporary
Paris, following Max Delmarc, a concert pianist suffering from
paralyzing stage fright and alchoholism, as he meets his untimely death
and descends through purgatory--part luxury hotel, part minimum-security
prison--into a modern vision of hell.
Running is "a small wonder of writing and humanity" (L'Express)--a
portrait of the legendary Czech athlete Emil Zátopek, who became a
national hero, winning three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics
even as he was compelled to face the unyielding realities of life under
an authoritarian regime.
