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Experience a journey through the unique world of domesticity with Thomas Clerc's "Interior," a captivating autobiographical exploration of a Parisian professor's life. This award-winning book invites readers into the intimate spaces of Clerc’s small apartment, where every detail—from his meticulously curated possessions to the chaos of his sock drawer—offers profound insights into his quirky personality. Written in bite-sized vignettes, "Interior" employs a delightful blend of humor and self-reflection, presenting a sociological experiment that brilliantly juxtaposes the mundane with the extraordinary.
In 352 pages, delve into Clerc’s contemplative and often humorous observations on materialism and the bourgeois experience. Aided by his playful yet irreverent storytelling, readers are transported through various rooms, each narrating tales of obsession, desire, and frustration. With a keen focus on the interplay between domestic life and self-identity, Clerc's writing reveals the deeper layers of the objects we cherish.
Ideal for lovers of contemporary literature, sociology enthusiasts, and anyone intrigued by the complexity of modern living, "Interior" is a thought-provoking read that captures the essence of individual expression within the confines of our spaces. Enjoy free shipping on this item, with delivery expected within 6 weeks. Please note that orders cannot be canceled once placed. This brand new edition (ISBN: 9781250214904, published by St Martins Press in 2019) is a must-have addition to your bookshelf.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781250214904
Year: 2019
Publisher: St Martins Press
Pages: 352
Description:
A comic experiment in sociology and self-absorption, the award-winning author Thomas Clerc’s autobiographical Interior is a unique invitation into a professor’s preoccupations and possessions within the rooms of a small Parisian apartment.
Composed of bite-size vignettes, remembrances, and digressions, and filled with lighthearted transitions from pure description to quirky reminiscence and back, this meticulous tour through the rooms of Clerc’s home reveals fascinating insights into the author’s obsessions, desires, and frustrations. Each space is described in painstaking detail, sometimes down to the centimeter, and the history of every object and appliance is fully excavated with self-deprecating wit. From the ideal varieties of bathroom reading material to the color of his dish rack to the chaos of his sock drawer, Clerc happily and shamelessly guides us through the most intimate crannies of his home, as well as through all the strata of his existence as a bourgeois city dweller approaching middle age.
Playful and irreverent, as well as a sly commentary on materialism, Interior finds drama in the domestic and dark humor in every doomed attempt to express individuality through the things that we own.
In 352 pages, delve into Clerc’s contemplative and often humorous observations on materialism and the bourgeois experience. Aided by his playful yet irreverent storytelling, readers are transported through various rooms, each narrating tales of obsession, desire, and frustration. With a keen focus on the interplay between domestic life and self-identity, Clerc's writing reveals the deeper layers of the objects we cherish.
Ideal for lovers of contemporary literature, sociology enthusiasts, and anyone intrigued by the complexity of modern living, "Interior" is a thought-provoking read that captures the essence of individual expression within the confines of our spaces. Enjoy free shipping on this item, with delivery expected within 6 weeks. Please note that orders cannot be canceled once placed. This brand new edition (ISBN: 9781250214904, published by St Martins Press in 2019) is a must-have addition to your bookshelf.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781250214904
Year: 2019
Publisher: St Martins Press
Pages: 352
Description:
A comic experiment in sociology and self-absorption, the award-winning author Thomas Clerc’s autobiographical Interior is a unique invitation into a professor’s preoccupations and possessions within the rooms of a small Parisian apartment.
Composed of bite-size vignettes, remembrances, and digressions, and filled with lighthearted transitions from pure description to quirky reminiscence and back, this meticulous tour through the rooms of Clerc’s home reveals fascinating insights into the author’s obsessions, desires, and frustrations. Each space is described in painstaking detail, sometimes down to the centimeter, and the history of every object and appliance is fully excavated with self-deprecating wit. From the ideal varieties of bathroom reading material to the color of his dish rack to the chaos of his sock drawer, Clerc happily and shamelessly guides us through the most intimate crannies of his home, as well as through all the strata of his existence as a bourgeois city dweller approaching middle age.
Playful and irreverent, as well as a sly commentary on materialism, Interior finds drama in the domestic and dark humor in every doomed attempt to express individuality through the things that we own.