Zazie in the Metro
Raymond Queneau
14 €
Coup de coeur
(Fr.Lit), by Amanda
A wild ride from beginning to end, Zazie in the Metro is a rip-roaring odyssey through Paris where nothing is as it seems and chaos reigns supreme. All little trash-taking Zazie wants to do is ride the metro, but a transportation strike (collective Parisian sigh) means she's forced to roam the streets with her uncle Gabriel and a ragtag group of friends and strangers they meet along the way. Clever and fast-paced, Zazie remains a thoroughly entertaining cult classic for the ages.
The cult classic from one of France's most stylish writers
'Don't give a damn,' says Zazie, 'what I wanted was to go in the metro'
Impish, foul-mouthed Zazie arrives in Paris from the country to stay with her uncle Gabriel. All she really wants to do is ride the metro, but finding it shut because of a strike, Zazie looks for other means of amusement and is soon caught up in a comic adventure that becomes wilder and more manic by the minute. In 1960 Queneau's cult classic was made into a hugely successful film by Louis Malle. Packed full of word play and phonetic games, Zazie in the Metro remains as stylish and witty as ever.
Translated by Barbara Wright
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 27 Apr 2023
Dimensions: 128 x 196 x 18 mm
ISBN: 9780241618875
