Product Information
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 Polish painters in his kitchen--each in their own way further enables his peculiar lifestyle, supporting his eccentric quest for immobility. But an invitation to the Austrian embassy shakes up his stable world, prompting him to take a risk and leave his bathroom...Product Identifiers
PublisherDalkey Archive Press
ISBN-139781564785183
eBay Product ID (ePID)86637888
Product Key Features
Book TitleBathroom
AuthorJean-Philippe Toussaint
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year2008
Dimensions
Item Height188mm
Item Width135mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorJean-Philippe Toussaint
Series TitleFrench Literature
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States