DC Public Library System

Babylon, Yasmina Reza ; translated by Linda Asher

Label
Babylon, Yasmina Reza ; translated by Linda Asher
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
novels
Main title
Babylon
Oclc number
1001306545
Responsibility statement
Yasmina Reza ; translated by Linda Asher
Summary
Elisabeth is a woman whose curiosity and passion far exceed the borders of her quiet middle-class life. She befriends a neighbor, organizes a small dinner party. And then, quite suddenly, finds herself embarked with him on an adventure that is one part vaudeville and one part high tragedy. A quiet novel of manners turns into a police procedural thriller. Her motivations for risking everything she has are never transparent. In a world where matters of life and death are nearly always transported to a clinical setting, whether it be a hospital or a courtroom, here each character must confront them unassisted
Classification
Contributor
Content
Is Part Of
Translator
Mapped to

Incoming Resources