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Zazie in the Metro

Raymond Queneau

14

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