He has written a book of short stories, album, and two novels, exes, and 03 published in english by fsg, as well as awardwinning radioplays and a movie augustine 2003, which. Jeanchristophe valtat was educated at the ecole normale superieure and the sorbonne. Jeanchristophe valtats aurorarama is atoothsomely sweet serving of baked alaska that conceals an anarchists timebomb inside. Episode one in an astonishing new series new venicethe pearl of the arcticis a place of ice palaces and pneumatic tubes.
Educated in the ecole normale superieure and the sorbonne, he lives in montpellier where he teaches comparative literature. His steampunk adventure series the mysteries of new venice is. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Album, a collection of short stories, and the novels exes and 03, the last of which was translated into english and published by farrar. He is the author of the steampunk novels aurorarama 2010, and luminous chaos 20 published by melville house. A terrific storyteller, valtat mixes humor and poetry, romance and politics into a surprisingly thoughtful pageturner about social revolution. A terrific storyteller, valtat mixes humor and poetry, romance and politics into surprising books. Oct 06, 2010 jeanchristophe valtat s aurorarama is atoothsomely sweet serving of baked alaska that conceals an anarchists timebomb inside. In a way this sprawling monster of a book was an appropriate way to end it, so many of the prior writers were mentioned and many of the earlier themes, so many opportunities were provided to compare jc to the other reading. He has also written three acclaimed books of literary fiction. Aurorarama mysteries of new venice, book 1 by jeanchristophe valtat book cover, description. The novel glides on silver skates from the surreal to the absurd. He is the author of 2010s steampunk favourite aurorarama, to which luminous chaos is the sequel.
A startling, seductive literary novel that entwines suspense, science. Jeanchristophe valtat, born 1968, is a french writer and teacher. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jeanchristophe jc was the last book i read as part of my powys project. Get free delivery on everything overstock your online books store. Melding the droll, rococo politesse of jack vance with thephantasmagorical realpolitik of china mieville, valtat conjures up an exotic,polychromatic world too real not to exist somewhere, if only in a luckier, moredelirious and glorious universe adjacent to ours. It should sound like when you talk too much in order to impress a girl, or, since in the book the girl is out of reach, like a madeyed, clenched. Aurorarama mysteries of new venice, book 1 by jeanchristophe. Matthew jakubowski, paste magazine praise for jeanchristophe valtat valtat has a magical sense of shape, and a gift for lyrical prose that are rare in modern writing. The complete jeanchristophe valtat book list fictiondb is committed to providing the best possible fiction reference information. He is the author of three acclaimed books of literary fiction.
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