Chateau d'Argol Julien Gracq

Name: Chateau d'Argol By Julien Gracq
SKU: 9781901285147
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Chateau d'Argol by Julien Gracq

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SeriesPushkin Collection

Summary

This novel focuses on a lonely gothic castle and the characters who inhabit it, one of whom is the rich young man who has recently acquired the chateau. When he invites a friend to stay with him, he arrives in the company of a beautiful woman whose detached amorality disturbs both men.

Chateau d'Argol Summary

Chateau d'Argol by Julien Gracq

An aimless young man arrives to stay with his friend in a dilapidated Gothic chateau, accompanied by a beautiful woman. His female companion's detached amorality disturbs both men-the beginning of a dark and dreamlike tale leading to murder.

Chateau d'Argol Reviews

Chateau d'Argol combines powerful psychological drama with a romantic philosophical disquisition, which is by turns elegiac, gothic and shocking * House and Garden *

About Julien Gracq

Julien Gracq (1910-2007) taught history and geography in various lycees. Although close to Andre Breton, he never belonged to the Surrealist movement as is sometimes thought. His work, inspired by German Romanticism, combines startling imagery with a rich, precise metre. Staunchly avoiding the French literary scene-he refused the Prix Goncourt in 1951-he is one of the few authors to be published in the Pleiade during his lifetime. He died in 2007 aged 97.

Additional information

Sku

GOR001629080

ISBN 13

9781901285147

ISBN 10

1901285146

Title

Chateau d'Argol by Julien Gracq

Author

Julien Gracq

Series

Pushkin Collection

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Pushkin Press

Year published

1999-10-30

Number of pages

148

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us