The Bathroom Toussaint
First published in France in 1985, The Bathroom was Jean-Philippe Toussaint's debut novel, and it heralded a new generation of innovative French literature. In this playful and perplexing book, we meet a young Parisian researcher who lives inside his bathroom. The Bathroom is the first of Jean-Philippe Toussaint's novels, but it already bears many of the hallmarks of his later work, specifically a disaffected male narrator, not entirely passive but pretty much just going with the flow, travelling (fairly aimlessly) abroad, in a narrative that meanders through the mundane.
Click to about The Bathroom by Jean. The Bathroom by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, translated by Nancy Amphoux and Paul de Angelis This is a very short novel/novella. An afternoon read.
It's extremely readable. Full of weird feelings and anticipation. Before I read this, I'd heard this book described as a story about a guy who doesn't or can't leave his bathroom.
First published in France in 1985, The Bathroom was Jean-Philippe Toussaint's debut novel, and it heralded a new generation of innovative French literature. In this playful and perplexing book, we meet a young Parisian researcher who lives --First published in France in 1985, The Bathroom was Jean-Philippe Toussaint'. Summary & Review The Bathroom by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Dalkey Archive Press, 2000 Summary Synopsis The narrator was a 28-year-old man living in the apartment of Paris.
One day, he was living at home and using the bathroom all the time. Edmondsson and their mother looked after him. Salle de bain by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, 1990, Dutton edition, in English.
The Bathroom by Jean-Philippe Toussaint In this introspective and minimalist narrative, the protagonist, a young man living in Paris, becomes increasingly obsessed with the idea of remaining in his bathroom, viewing it as a sanctuary from the chaos of the outside world. The Bathroom Paperback - April 16, 1990 by Jean-Philippe Toussaint (Author) A young Paris researcher decides to lead a less risky, more abstract life by staying in his bathroom, but an invitation to the Austrian embassy tempts him to face the unexpected.
