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The Extinction of Irena Rey
The Extinction of Irena Rey
Eight translators arrive at a house in a forest on the border of Belarus. It belongs to the writer Irena Rey, and they are there to translate her magnum opus, Grey Eminence. But within days of their arrival, Irena disappears without a trace. The translators, who hail from eight different countries but share the same reverence for their beloved author, begin to investigate where she may have gone while proceeding with work on her masterpiece. They explore this ancient, wooded refuge with its intoxicating slime moulds and lichens and study her exotic belongings and layered texts for clues. But doing so reveals secrets - and deceptions - of Irena Rey's that they are utterly unprepared for. Forced to face their differences as they grow increasingly paranoid in this fever dream of isolation and obsession, soon the translators are tangled up in a web of rivalries and desire, threatening not only their work but the fate of their beloved author herself. This hilarious, thought-provoking second outing by award-winning translator and author Jennifer Croft is a brilliant examination of art, celebrity, the natural world, and the power of language. It is an unforgettable, unputdownable adventure with a small but global cast of characters shaken by the shocks of love, destruction, and creation in one of Europe's last great wildernesses.
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Editorial: Faber
Matèria:
Anglosaxona
ISBN: 978-1-915590-12-1
Idioma: Inglés
Pàgines: 310
Estat: Disponible
Data d'edició: 14-03-2024
Teniu entre mans una novel-la on els protagonistes són vuit traductors que adoren Irena Rey, l'autora polonesa a qui tradueixen des de fa anys. Ara s'han reunit a casa seva, al bell mig del bosc Bialowieza, per traduir la seva última novel-la, però el segon dia l'autora desapareix sense deixar rastre. La traducció, l'escriptura, l'autoria, el llenguatge, són els temes al voltant dels quals gira aquesta novel-la enginyosa, divertida i sovint molt i molt estranya.
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