"An ode to mad love, awarded the Prix de Flore in 1999.
Published in 1999 and awarded that year's Prix de Flore, Nicolas Pages marks a departure from the Sadean preoccupations of Guillaume Dustan's first three novels; it is, in essence, a love story. Inspired by a failed romance with the Swiss artist-writer Nicolas Pages and collaging texts that Dustan initially produced for a wide variety of other occasions (magazine articles, short stories, project notes, shopping lists, and more), the ""auto-/bio-/porno-graphic"" prose of Nicolas Pages is by turns trashy and encyclopedic, corporeal and philosophical. Here Dustan inaugurates a ""gay literature"" that is no longer painful or shameful, but epicurean and cheerful without ever lapsing into idealism. A vibrant plea for gay rights and a tapestried text that is more than the sum of its many styles, Nicolas Pages is a call to explore the body, sexuality, and writing in all their variety; it is a hymn to life, humanity, pleasure, and desire."
By:
Guillaume Dustan, Peter Valente Translated by:
James Horton Imprint: Semiotext (E) Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 137mm,
Weight: 369g ISBN:9781635901948 ISBN 10: 1635901944 Pages: 440 Publication Date:12 December 2023 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Guillaume Dustan (1965-2005) worked as an administrative judge in France before turning to writing full-time. He is the author of eight books, including the award-winning novel Nicolas Pages. He was posthumously awarded the Prix Sade in 2013.