The Truth about Marie

by Jean-Philippe Toussaint

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. Like all of Toussaint's novels, "The Truth about Marie"'s plot matters far less...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564783677
• ISBN13: 9781564783677
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher