Pierre Bayard




Pierre Bayard

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born
January 01, 1954

gender
male

place of birth
France


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Pierre Bayard (born 1954) is a French author, professor of literature and connoisseur of psychology.

Bayard's recent book Comment parler des livres que l'on n'a pas lus?, or "How to talk about books you haven't read", is a bestseller in France and has received much critical attention in English language press.

A few of his books present revisionist readings of famous fictional mysteries. Not only does he argue that the real murderer is not the one that the author presents to us, but in addition these works suggest that the author subconsciously knew who the real culprit is. His 2008 book L'Affaire du Chien des Baskerville was published in English as Sherlock Holmes was Wrong: Re-opening the Case of the Hound ...more




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How to Talk About Books You Ha... How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
by Pierre Bayard
avg rating 3.35 — 344 ratings — published 2007
17 editions
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Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?: The... Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?: The Mystery Behind the Agatha Christie Mystery
by Pierre Bayard
avg rating 3.77 — 64 ratings — published 1998
6 editions
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Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong: Reo... Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong: Reopening the Case of the Hound of the Baskervilles
by Pierre Bayard
avg rating 3.30 — 33 ratings — published 2008
4 editions
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Enquête sur Hamlet : Le Dialo... Enquête sur Hamlet : Le Dialogue des sourds
by Pierre Bayard
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2002
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Le plagiat par anticipation Le plagiat par anticipation
by Pierre Bayard
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 2009
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Comment améliorer les  oeuvre... Comment améliorer les oeuvres ratées
by Pierre Bayard
avg rating 2.00 — 1 rating — published 2000
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How to Talk About Books You Ha... How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
by Pierre Bayard, Francine Prose (Foreword), Jeffrey Mehlman (Translator)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2007
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Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong
by Pierre Bayard, John Lee (Read by)
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Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong
by Pierre Bayard, John Lee
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Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong
by Pierre Bayard, John Lee
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"The title of the work, its place in the collective library, the nature of the person who tells us about it, the atmosphere established in the written or spoken exhange, among many other instances, offer alternatives to the book itself that allow us to talk about ourselves without dwelling upon the work too closely."
Pierre Bayard (How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read)
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"(in which, along with Montaigne, we raise the question of whether a book you have read and completely forgotten, and which you have even forgotten you have read, is still a book you have read)"
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