The Great Fire of London
Author: Jacques Roubaud
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 2016-06-29
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781564783967
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Part novel and part autobiography, The Great Fire of London originates in the author's determination to come to terms with the sudden death of his young wife Alix, whose absence haunts every page. Paralyzed by grief, and having failed to complete the novel he had wanted to write, Jacques Roubaud begins a book about that very failure. He submerges his love and his sorrow in meditations that range from despair to playfulness, taking slow and painful steps toward surviving his great loss."--BOOK JACKET.