The Bathroom Jean Philippe 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. As he sits in his tub meditating on existence (and refusing to tell us his name), the people around him-his girlfriend, Edmondsson.

The bathroom by Toussaint, Jean-Philippe; Bray, Barbara Publication date 2008 Publisher Champaign: Dalkey Archive Press Collection internetarchivebooks; americana; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 169.0M Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2013-05-09 17:55:36 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA164223. A review, and links to other information about and reviews of The Bathroom by Jean. 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.

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.

Edit An edition of Salle de bain (1990) The bathroom by Jean. Jean-Philippe Toussaint Discover more of the author's books, see similar authors, read book recommendations and more. I couldn't get over how beautifully Toussaint described the scene in which two men attempt to prepare octupi for dinner.

I couldn't be squeemish because of my admiration for the fluidity and perfection of this scene- even though it was pretty gross. Posted at 12:51pm and tagged with: The Bathroom, lit, Jean-Philippe Toussaint,.

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