A single volume that gathers together three of the most remarkable novels from Jean Echenoz, the "most distinctive French voice of his generation" (
The Washington Post),
Three by Echenoz demonstrates the award-winning author's extraordinary versatility and elegant yet playful style at its finest.
"A parodic thriller sparkling with wit" (
L'Humanité),
Big Blondes probes our universal obsession with fame as a television documentary producer tries to track down a renowned singer who has mysteriously disappeared. A darkly comedic, noir-style tour de force, it finally answers the age-old question: do blondes have more fun?
"Fluid, never forced...like a garment that fits beautifully even inside-out" (
Elle),
Piano brings Dante's
Inferno to contemporary Paris, following Max Delmarc, a concert pianist suffering from paralyzing stage fright and alchoholism, as he meets his untimely death and descends through purgatory--part luxury hotel, part minimum-security prison--into a modern vision of hell.
Running is "a small wonder of writing and humanity" (
L'Express)--a portrait of the legendary Czech athlete Emil Zátopek, who became a national hero, winning three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics even as he was compelled to face the unyielding realities of life under an authoritarian regime.