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The Man in a Hurry

English

By (author): Paul Morand

Translated by: Professor Euan Cameron

A feverish classic from one of the modern masters of French prose.

No one can keep up with Pierre Niox, the speediest antiques dealer in Paris, although not necessarily the most competent. As he dashes about at a dizzying pace, his impatience becomes too much to bear for those around him; his manservant, his only friend and even his cat abandon him. He begins to find that while he is racing through life, it is passing him by. However, when he falls in love with the languid, unpunctual Hedwige, the man in a hurry has to learn how to slow down...

'Probably the best French writer of the twentieth century after Proust and Céline' Philippe Sollers

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Morand was the all-round aesthete.' Nicholas Lezard, Guardian

'Admired both by Ezra Pound and by Marcel Proust as a pioneer craftsman of Modernist French prose (...) The sheer shapeliness of his prose recalls Hemingway; the urbanity of his self-destructiveness compares with Fitzgerald's; and his camera eye is as lucidly stroboscopic as that of Dos Passos' The New York Times

This feverish classic by one of the modern masters of French prose is a witty and touching parable for our busy times. See more
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 120 x 165mm
  • Publication Date: 12 Feb 2015
  • Publisher: Pushkin Press
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781782270973

About Paul Morand

Paul Morand was born in Paris in 1888. After studying at the École des Sciences Politiques he joined the diplomatic corps serving in London Rome Berne and Bucharest. Tender Shoots his first collection of stories was introduced by Marcel Proust. In a long and busy life he found time to write poetry novels short stories and travel books. Morand was made a member of the Académie Française in 1963 and died in 1976. His books Hecate and Her Dogs Tender Shoots Venices and The Allure of Chanel are also published by Pushkin Press. Born in Paris in 1919 Michel Déon is the author of more than 50 works of fiction and non-fiction including The Foundling Boy. A member of the Académie française he lives in Ireland.

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