The Facts of Winter
By (Author) Paul Poissel
Translated by Paul La Farge
McSweeney's Publishing
McSweeney's Publishing
17th November 2011
First Trade Paper Edition
United States
General
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
150
Width 153mm, Height 229mm
185g
Paul Poissel was not born in 1848. As a young man, he did not set out to become the greatest Turkish architect in Paris. He did not fail to become the greatest Turkish architect in Paris. He never became a poet, or invented puzzles for an illustrated magazine. In 1904, he did not write this book, The Facts of Winter.
Paul La Farge has translated (from the original French) this collection of dreamsfunny, haunting, enigmaticall dreamed by people in and around Paris in 1881. La Farge's afterword investigates the Facts' creation, uncovering startling revelations, unknown truths, and new falsehoods.