La Maison De Rendez-vous

by Alain Robbe-Grillet

Book Overview

These two novellas demonstrate why Alain Robbe-Grillet, the leading practitioner and theorist of the noveau roman, is one of the most discussed and controversial writers of the post-war era. In La... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000NEWNIU
• Release Date: January 1967
• Publisher: Evergreen Black Cat
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Non linearity adds perplexity to these mystery thrillers.

The settings of both stories are oriental. In `Djinn' the protagonist works undercover for an androgenous American spy. There are some curious adventures met in the hands of two children. After a while the book begins to fold back on itself and we find ourselves right where we started but we go off in a slightly different direction. It is as if the protagonist is trapped in some never ending mystery that doesn't explain itself. `La Maison De Rendez-Vous' is about an evening get together, again we find some mysterious elements and the story folds back on itself various times, everytime we get a further glimpse into the affairs. It is the most curios style of narration that ends up adding a nightmarish aspect to the mystery. I wouldn't suggest this book to a die hard mystery reader but this will make an interesting reading otherwise