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Antoine Volodine has been hailed as one of the most innovative and accomplished writers in France today. Compared by critics to Franz Kafka and Lewis Carroll, Volodine weaves an unusual novel of political and psychological intrigue in a lush, exotic setting. The publication of Naming the Jungle marks his American debut and the first translation of his work into English. Puesto Libertad could be any Latin American city torn by the strife of civil war. In this isolated capital buried in the jungle, the revolutionary secret police have started digging into Fabian Golpiez's past. In order to avoid brutal torture and interrogation, he decides to feign madness. Led by a local shaman/psychiatrist in a bizarre talking cure, Golpiez must use indigenous names to prove both his innocence and his true Tupi Indian identity. To name is to conquer. He names the monkeys, the plants, and the insects all around him as he names his fears, his paranoia, and his pathologies.
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- Title Naming the Jungle
- Author Antoine Volodine
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher New Press, New York
- Date 1996-01
- ISBN 9781565842748 / 156584274X
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.72 x 0.77 in (21.59 x 14.53 x 1.96 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95-31883
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Kirkus Reviews, 12/01/1995, Page 1665
- Library Journal, 11/01/1995, Page 108
- New York Times, 04/14/1996, Page 21
- Publishers Weekly, 10/30/1995, Page 44
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