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Dublinesque

by Enrique Vila-Matas

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One night, a renowned and now retired literary publisher has a vivid dream that takes place in Dublin, a city he’s never visited. The central scene of the dream is a funeral in the era of Ulysses. The publisher would give anything to know if an unidentified character in his dream is the great author he always wanted to meet, or the ghostly angel who abandoned him during childhood. As the days go by, he will come to understand that his vision of the end of an era was prophetic.

Enrique Vila-Matas traces a journey that connects the worlds of Joyce and Beckett, revealing the difficulties faced by literary authors, publishers, and good readers in a society where literature is losing influence. A robust work, Dublinesque is a masterwork of irony, humor, and erudition by one of Spain’s most celebrated living authors.

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"Mr. Vila-Matas shows that the reasons for (and the consequences of) not writing fiction can, in a funny way, be almost as rich and complicated as fiction itself." The Economist

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"Dublinesque is a pleasure to read...hugely entertaining." The Irish Times

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"Enrique Vila-Matas is a great writer, and his new book Dublinesque is what great readers have been searching for. It is Vila-Matas' style of writing that distinguishes him as one of the best living authors today, and what makes Dublinesque a must read book." The Coffin Factory

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"The novel is about the death of the author in more senses than one. Funerals make a kind of art out of death, and so does Dublinesque." London Review Bookshop

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"One of the most pleasurable and joyous novels of the year." The Independent

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"The Spanish novelist is a master of that problematic enterprise of literature: the death-defying highwire act of telling the truth through lies, of invoking reality through fiction." The Millions

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"It is both shocking and gratifying for the reader. Dublinesque offers the reader layer upon layer of secrets that only she is privy to, and the effect (as it often is, when one is the sole owner of a secret) is thrilling." Full Stop

Review:

"Vila-Matas has brought home a fine specimen of that most endangered of intellectual species, the literary publisher." The Guardian

Synopsis:

In this novel, Enrique Vila-Matas traces a journey connecting the worlds of Joyce and Beckett, and all they symbolize.

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About the Author

Enrique Vila-Matas was born in Barcelona in 1948. His novels have been translated into eleven languages and honored by many prestigious literary awards including the Prix Médicis Etranger.

Anne McLean has won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize twice, as well as the Premio Valle Inclán.

Anna Milsom, b. 1951, is an acclaimed experimental artist.

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John C Howard, January 2, 2013 (view all comments by John C Howard)
Joyce had a starting point, Vila-Matas makes it a fun hop skip and jump from there. He once again reminds us what a pure pleasure reading is.

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Joyce had a starting point, Vila-Matas makes it a fun hop skip and jump from there. He once again reminds us what a pure pleasure reading is.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780811219617

Author:

Vila-Matas, Enrique

Publisher:

New Directions Publishing Corporation

Translator:

McLean, Anne

Author:

Harvey, Rosalind

Author:

Milsom, Anna

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Publication Date:

20120631

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Pages:

320

Dimensions:

8 x 5.2 x 0.7 in 0.585 lb

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Product details 320 pages New Directions Publishing Corporation - 2013-01-23 English 9780811219617 Reviews:

"Review" by The Economist, "Mr. Vila-Matas shows that the reasons for (and the consequences of) not writing fiction can, in a funny way, be almost as rich and complicated as fiction itself."

"Review" by The Irish Times, "Dublinesque is a pleasure to read...hugely entertaining."

"Review" by The Coffin Factory, "Enrique Vila-Matas is a great writer, and his new book Dublinesque is what great readers have been searching for. It is Vila-Matas' style of writing that distinguishes him as one of the best living authors today, and what makes Dublinesque a must read book."

"Review" by London Review Bookshop, "The novel is about the death of the author in more senses than one. Funerals make a kind of art out of death, and so does Dublinesque."

"Review" by The Independent, "One of the most pleasurable and joyous novels of the year."

"Review" by The Millions, "The Spanish novelist is a master of that problematic enterprise of literature: the death-defying highwire act of telling the truth through lies, of invoking reality through fiction."

"Review" by Full Stop, "It is both shocking and gratifying for the reader. Dublinesque offers the reader layer upon layer of secrets that only she is privy to, and the effect (as it often is, when one is the sole owner of a secret) is thrilling."

"Review" by The Guardian, "Vila-Matas has brought home a fine specimen of that most endangered of intellectual species, the literary publisher."

"Synopsis" by Norton, In this novel, Enrique Vila-Matas traces a journey connecting the worlds of Joyce and Beckett, and all they symbolize.