SIX SECRETS DU COQ DE MADAME CLÉOPHAS (PRÉFACE À LA TRADUCTION FRANÇAISE, À PARAÎTRE EN 2013 AUX ÉDITIONS CIRCÉ)
This short preface, written on the occasion of the publication in French of Gyula Krúdy’s novel Le Coq de madame Cléophas (Kleofásné kakasa), explains some of the peculiarities of the text while also mimicking its structure. Centering on six fundamental aspects of Krúdy’s writing, this essay make six incursions into the complex universe of this great Hungarian writer, who passed away 80 years ago.
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