52 Serial Shorts
by 7 top French writers (translated by A. Trager)
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Pub Date Aug 30 2013 | Archive Date Nov 25 2013
Description
Beware! Writers on the loose. Seven of France’s top authors got together to play a collaborative writing game resulting in fifty-two wacky stories. They each wrote an episode, passing it on to the other, and so forth, until all seven had contributed to each story. They set traps, had fun, and used their prowess to continue and conclude each story. The result is this collection of short stories: some are zany, some are clever, some are just plain weird, but all show the incredible creative skill of these seven very fine writers.
It is surrealistic, literally. This kind of collaborative writing–what could be more in line with the times?–dates back to a writing game invented by the French Surrealists in about 1925, called cadavres exquis. The direct translation is delightfully morbid: exquisite (or delicious, if you prefer) corpses. These corpses are not, in fact, not to decaying bodies, but entertaining seven-author stories that showcase true writing skill, mixing the styles, feelings and predilections of each author.
The authors
Tatiana de Rosnay, Didier Van Cauwelaert, Yann Queffélec, Daniel Picouly, Christine Orban, Irène Frain and Harold Cobert are a hard-hitting group of literary giants, which includes two Goncourt prizewinners and one of France’s most-read authors. They have written among them upwards of 175 acclaimed works of literature.
A Note From the Publisher
Short stories that give great insight into the writing process. Currently available for Amazon Kindle in as 99-cent ebooks with four stories in each. This is the full collection.
Advance Praise
“Fifty-two sharp-toothed stories with carnivorous intentions and limitless inspiration. You dive into them without ever losing the thread (of the suture). A delicious meal with the lions.” –Paris Match
“Surprising, seductive stories of literary collaboration.” –Le Télégramme
“A nose-thumbing at those who think French literature lacks fancy…a successful exercise. It’s very funny.” –France Info
“Truly fun, dark humor guaranteed.”–5-star Amazon.fr review
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Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781939474698 |
PRICE | $9.99 (USD) |