Big Blondes

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Big Blondes
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jean Echenoz
Translated by Mark Polizzotti
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:204
Dimensions(mm): Height 201,Width 127
Category/GenreThriller/suspense
Adventure
ISBN/Barcode 9781565844476
ClassificationsDewey:FIC
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher The New Press
Imprint The New Press
Publication Date 1 March 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Renowned singer Gloire Stella has mysteriously disappeared. When a television producer tries to track her down, Gloire goes on the run. From the cliffs of Brittany to the back alleys of Bombay, Big Blondes is a riotous, nonstop adventure for anyone who has ever wondered whether blondes really do have more fun.

Author Biography

Jean Echenoz won France's prestigious Prix Goncourt for I'm Gone (The New Press). He is the author of six other novels available in English and the winner of numerous literary prizes, among them the Prix Medicis and the European Literature Jeopardy Prize. Mark Polizzotti has translated over forty books from the French, including works by Gustave Flaubert, Marguerite Duras, Andre Breton, Raymond Roussel, Patrick Modiano, and Jean Echenoz, and has written six of his own. He directs the publications program at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where he lives.