The Sunday of Life

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When shop-owner Julia Segovia decides that shes going to marry the handsome if exceedingly young and naive soldier Valentin Br, he willingly goes along with her scheme. Little does he know that he will have to contend with disgruntled in-laws, eccentric locals, a cunning wife, a shifty career in fortune-telling, the approaching threat of war with Germany and the mysteries of Parisian public transport. With a cast of eccentric characters, amusing incidents and an uplifting tone, The Sunday of Life its title playfully alluding to Hegels theory of history is a scintillating novel which showcases Queneaus trademark punning, sly wit and delight in the absurdity of people and situations.

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A very funny book with great charm. * The Times *

Author Bio

Raymond Queneau (190376) was a poet, novelist, editor, scholar and mathematician. He is best remembered for Exercises in Style and Zazie in the Metro.