· Jean-Philippe Toussaint’s latest novel to be translated into English, The Truth About Marie, grapples with the problems of solipsism, the possessive nature of both love and its opposites, rejection and hate, and the question of whether an individual can truly understand the inner self of another person. Toussaint’s narrator ignores his own. · The Truth about Marie by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Matthew B. Smith. NOOK Book (eBook) $ $ Save 11% Current price is $, Original price is $ You Save 11%. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Available on Compatible NOOK Devices and the free NOOK Apps. WANT A . · The Truth About Marie is Toussaint's third novella, after Making Love and Running Away, to feature Marie and this narrator, her sometime lover. However, knowledge of the previous books is unnecessary to enjoy Marie, whose arresting first line establishes our nameless hero as louche, mendacious, and utterly enigmatic. "I realized that we had made love at the same time, Marie and I," .
The Truth about Marie. Author: Jean-Philippe Toussaint. Translated from the original French by Matthew B. Smith Longlist. Moving through a variety of locales and adventures, The Truth about Marie revisits the unnamed narrator of Toussaint's acclaimed Running Away. Book Descriptions: The Truth About Marie by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Matthew Smith (Translator) Moving through a variety of locales and adventures, The Truth about Marie revisits the unnamed narrator of Toussaint's acclaimed Running Away, reporting on his now disintegrated relationship with the titular Marie--the story switching deftly between first- and third-person as the narrator continues. Sensual, evocative, unpredictable, The Truth About Marie is a novella that features a female artist who the male narrator is deeply in love with. To find out why, you'll have to read the book. A good introduction to Jean-Philippe Toussaint's work. Long review available in Centring the Margins.
The Truth about Marie by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Matthew B. Smith. NOOK Book (eBook) $ $ Save Moving through a variety of locales and adventures, The Truth about Marie revisits the unnamed narrator of Toussaint's acclaimed Running Away, reporting on his now disintegrated relationship with the titular Marie—the story switching deftly between first- and third-person as the narrator continues to drift through life, and Marie does her best to get on with hers. The Truth About Marie is Toussaint's third novella, after Making Love and Running Away, to feature Marie and this narrator, her sometime lover. However, knowledge of the previous books is unnecessary to enjoy Marie, whose arresting first line establishes our nameless hero as louche, mendacious, and utterly enigmatic. "I realized that we had made love at the same time, Marie and I," he recalls, "but not with each other.”.
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