false 506065 12 The "mesmerizing" (<I>Booklist</I>), Prix Goncourt-winning novel. Hailed as "vivid and entertaining" by the <I>New York Times Book Review</I>, this Goncourt Prize-winning new novel from the writer the <I>Washington Post</I> calls "the distinctive voice of his generation" and "the master magician of the contemporary French novel," was an immediate bestseller in France and, in this new paperback edition, stands to bring French phenomenon Jean Echenoz to a whole new American readership. The deceptively simple tale of a Parisian art dealer who abandons his wife and career to pursue a memorably pathetic international crime caper, <I>I'm Gone</I> combines, according to <I>Publishers Weekly</I>, "the offhand wit of Raymond Chandler with the narrative agility of Peter Hoeg," creating en route what <I>Library Journal</I> calls "a sly send-up of contemporary art and life." 494103 1999 I'm Gone total:54|5:13|4:16|3:18|2:5|1:2| 54 195 87 8 5 2 false false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Sun Dec 07 02:24:02 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 31 00:44:24 -0800 2009 2 Platform reminded me of this book, which is quite famous in the francophone world, but pretty much unknown for English-speakers. It's formally a caper-style thriller, with a perilous voyage to the Arctic, a theft, a chase and a clever resolution. It manages, however, to complet...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Wed Jul 11 00:20:33 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 00:33:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 13:36:38 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 11:09:45 -0700 2008
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