The bathroom is the first of jean philippe toussaint s novels, but it already bears many of the hallmarks of his later work, specifically a disaffected male narrator, not entirely passive but pretty much just going with the flow, travelling fairly aimlessly abroad, in a narrative that meanders through the mundane. He is a writer and director, known for monsieur 1990, the. Football, by jeanphilippe toussaint financial times. Shaun whiteside is a translator from french, german, italian and dutch. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. The novel and its style were critically acclaimed and established jeanphilippe toussaint as a young and promising author. Toussaint emerged onto the literary scene with his first novel in 1985.
Jeanphilippe toussaint 29 november 1957, brussels is a belgian novelist, photographer. Such a man, most will agree, is an excellent candidate for confinement. Pourtant, comme le concede toussaint, son envie decrire. Prix victorrossel prix medicis prix decembre andre cavens award. Apres des etudes en france, il devient professeur en algerie. The bathroom is the first of jeanphilippe toussaints novels, but it already bears many of the hallmarks of his later work, specifically a disaffected male narrator, not entirely passive but pretty much just going with the flow, travelling fairly aimlessly abroad, in a narrative that meanders through the mundane. First published in france in 1985, the bathroom was jeanphilippe toussaints debut novel, and it heralded a new generation of innovative french literature. Jeanphilippe toussaint was born on november 29, 1957 in brussels, belgium. Jai remarque tout dabord quil numerotait ses paragraphes dans lordre croissant des entiers naturels. Selon les termes du theoricien olivier bessardbanquy. There, he plays the role of hero to the best of his dubious abilities. One does not know at this stage who either marie or jean. Join facebook to connect with jean philippe toussaint and others you may know.