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==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
Monsieur Levert is a lonely, drunken old man living in the isolation of a Swiss village. He spends his time writing and rewriting a letter to his son Gilbert who ran away from home ten years ago, knowing that he will never complete it and never send it. | |||
==Translations== | ==Translations== | ||
''Le Fiston'' has been translated into English twice: first by [[Richard Howard]] for [[Grove Press]] in 1961, and then by [[Richard Coe]] for [[John Calder]] in 1976. | ''Le Fiston'' has been translated into English twice: first by [[Richard Howard]] for [[Grove Press]] in 1961, and then by [[Richard Coe]] for [[John Calder]] in 1976. | ||
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| Author | Robert Pinget |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Fiston |
| Translator | Richard Howard & Richard Coe |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Editions de Minuit, Grove Press, John Calder |
| Publication date | 1959 |
Published in English | 1961, 1976 |
| Pages | 125 |
| LC Class | PZ4.P653 Mo |
Le Fiston (1959; literally, "The Son" or "The Lad" but translated as Monsieur Levert or No Answer) is a novel by Swiss-born French novelist Robert Pinget. That same year, he adapted the novel into the play Lettre Morte (Dead Letter).
Plot summary
Monsieur Levert is a lonely, drunken old man living in the isolation of a Swiss village. He spends his time writing and rewriting a letter to his son Gilbert who ran away from home ten years ago, knowing that he will never complete it and never send it.
Translations
Le Fiston has been translated into English twice: first by Richard Howard for Grove Press in 1961, and then by Richard Coe for John Calder in 1976.