Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. There's alw. Alors que Jean Echenoz voulait écrire un roman de pure fiction se déroulant dans les années 1930 et dans lequel le personnage de Maurice Ravel ne devait seulement faire qu'une apparition, c'est la visite de la maison du compositeur à Achille Ouvré, Maurice Ravel. Ravel fut grand comme un jockey, donc comme Faulkner. Allure à la fois distante et décontractée, contrôlée et indulgente, mi-attentive, mi-narquoise. June 1st 2007 Ravel fut grand comme un jockey, donc comme Faulkner. A strange little book. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Nearly half of this slim book is devoted to Ravel's lucrative but exhausting tour of the USA in 1928. i kept imagining the upper west side and zabar's and the american museum of natural history and i think it's because this book is definitely intended almost exclusively for that crowd. Son corps était si léger qu'en 1914, désireux de s'engager, il tenta de persuader les autorités militaires qu'un pareil poids serait justement idéal pour l'aviation. Un portrait sans concession d'un personnage volontaire et exigeant, il … Another of Echenoz's miniature novels, this one a historical about the last years in the life of Maurice Ravel. The parts describing the composing of both piano concerti and his distaste for the playing of Paul Wittgenstein were fascinating to me. D'abord il est dommage d'abandonner l'eau tiède et savonneuse, où des cheveux perdus enlacent des bulles parmi les cellules de peau frictionnée, pour … Prix Médicis 1983 pour Cherokee.Prix Goncourt 1999 pour Je m'en vais. Jean ECHENOZ : RAVEL. Ravel / Jean Echenoz. Warmly recommended. D'abord il est dommage d'abandonner l'eau tiède et savonneuse, où des cheveux perdus enlacent des bulles parmi les cellules de peau frictionnée, pour … Ravel-Echenoz, portrait en miroir. ), l'écrivain y évoquait les dix dernières années de la vie du compositeur. Au fil des pages, Jean Echenoz effleure de toujours plus près le mystère ravelien (non ce mot n'existe pas mais il devrait), il le bouscule, il le soulève, l'emmène dans des bourrasques où Ravel ne peut que se dépouiller, comme s'il s'agissait d'une parure de plumes, de … Jean ECHENOZ, né en 1947 est un écrivain à la plume subtile et racée. Jean ECHENOZ : RAVEL. Ravel est le premier tome d'une suite de romans biographiques d'hommes illustres – composée de Courir sur l'athlète Emil Zátopek (2008) et Des éclairs sur le physicien Nikola Tesla (2010) – dite des « vies imaginaires » en référence au livre homonyme de Marcel Schwob paru en 1896 . Fictionalized caricature of the composer, some of it quite entertaining and and some of it quite irritating. Il désigne ainsi aussi bien la fantaisie des intrigues que la virtuosité de l’écriture. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. It concerns a real person, Maurice Ravel, one of my favorite composers, but in the last ten years of his life and after many of his greatest works had already been written. Echenoz entre en connivence avec Ravel, il exprime sa complète empathie pour l’homme qu’était Ravel, sous sa plume Ravel devient un anti-héros, il redevient un homme, avec qui on a envie de s’identifier, on compatit à son destin douloureux. It consists of nine snapshots of the composer Maurice Ravel during the last 10 years of his life. Ravel, Courir et Des éclairs forment une trilogie particulière dans l’œuvre de Jean Echenoz. Livraison chez vous ou en magasin et - 5% sur tous les livres. Superb read. Quick, easy read, but not at all insipid. It's like an old Clark Gable comedy in that way; it's something charming and fun and delicious, something that will make you smile and feel entertained in a creative and intelligent, witty way, but something you can leave and not be profoundly affected. Jean Echenoz was born in Orange, Vaucluse, the son of a psychiatrist, He studied in Rodez, Digne-les-Bains, Lyon, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Paris, where he has lived since 1970. The effect is strange, like a straight biography in narrative form, and without the biographer's typical need to sum up or explain his subject. Jean Echenoz's Ravel is simple, precisely pruned for minimum gestures that achieve maximum effects, and unfailingly elegant. L’inscription était gratuite. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. On le sait depuis son précédent roman, Au Piano (Minuit, 2003), où il en parlait avec une séduisante simplicité, exempte de tout jargon. I was less than enchanted with the cheap tricks Echenoz resorted to in order to energize his narrative, like his ending of chapter 1. Allure à la fois distante et décontractée, contrôlée et indulgente, mi-attentive, mi-narquoise. Not unappealing, but not sure what to make of it. Pour les écrire, Jean Echenoz s’est lancé dans de longues recherches documentaires dont il n’a souvent gardé qu’une ambiance, un mot, une couleur. Découvrez Ravel le livre de Jean Echenoz sur Furet.com - 9782367620411 Obtenez Jean Echenoz - Ravel dans des formats aussi variés qu’Epub, PDF, Kindle, txt, etc. I enjoyed this fictionalized biographical novella, translated from the French, focusing on the last 10 years of the life of French composer Joseph-Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) about whose personal life not much is known. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, $14.67 Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to Czech Republic. Echenoz mainly stays outside, reporting the facts of Ravel's movements and actions from that period and not bothering to editorialize about them. Ravel is a beguiling and original evocation of the last ten years in the life of the musical genius Ravel, written by novelist Jean Echenoz. de Minuit, 124 p. Jean Echenoz connaît la musique. This is curious little novel. Nearly half of this slim book is devoted to Ravel's lucrative but exhausting tour of the USA in 1928. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Physiquement, Jean Echenoz ressemble à un pilote de ligne de la Scandinavian Airlines dans les années 50. Three By Echenoz: Big Blondes, Piano, and Running, Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music, Ravel: Man and Musician (Dover Books on Music). Depuis l’éclatement des Belles Lettres, la littérature est entrée dans la modernité, un temps de doute qui met fin … Texte 1-L'incipit ( pages 7 à 9) 1 On s'en veut quelquefois de sortir de son bain. Jean Echenoz's Ravel is simple, precisely pruned for minimum gestures that achieve maximum effects, and unfailingly elegant. Ravel fut grand comme un jockey, donc comme Faulkner. Ravel, de Jean Echenoz, aux Editions de Minuit, c'est le récit des dernières années du si célèbre Boléro.Un portrait sans concession d'un personnage volontaire et exigeant, il ne s'agit en aucun cas d'une biographie. He is contemplative and quite reluctant to leave his aqueous cocoon: Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2019. Valeurs et évaluation dans Ravel de Jean Echenoz : . C’est un curieux petit roman que celui-ci, où Jean Echenoz évoque les dix dernières années de la vie de Maurice Ravel, de sa grande tournée américaine de 1928 à sa mort en 1937, des suites d’une opération de la dernière chance, tentée en désespoir de cause pour soigner les troubles neurologiques qui en étaient venus à l’empêcher totalement de composer. En 1979, il publie son premier ouvrage, Le Méridien de Greenwich (prix Fénéon 1980). Echenoz seems to approach his subject with a maximum restraint, happy to pass along relevant verifiable details but reluctant to trespass too much on mental states except when these have been established by the available facts. In closing, Echenoz gives us a sad description of his waning facility and final days. ECHENOZ Jean - Ravel (p. 100-101) Ravel a toujours tout oublié, toujours été distrait, sujet à des trous de mémoire singulièrement pour les noms propres, recourant souvent à des images pour désigner un lieu ou une personne aussi bien connus de lui que Mme Ravelot : la dame qui s'occupe de ma maison, vous savez, qui a un sale caractère. I forgot to mentioned that I wanted the French edition, so I got the English, Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2020, Interesting twist of analyzing a person, not so much through his statements or other peoples memories but by describing his dress and the objects and he has chosen to surround himself with, Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2016, Put it down to read later, a little boring and tiresome, Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2017. Overall, a perfect interplay between style, subject, and even size, as the physical compactness of the book itself only enhances its sense of entering the intimate moments of the composer. de Minuit, 124 p., 12 €. Echenoz mainly stays outside, reporting the facts of Ravel's movements and actions from that period and not bothering to editorialize about them. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion. Physiquement, Jean Echenoz ressemble à un pilote de ligne de la Scandinavian Airlines dans les années 50. Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2009. Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2012. A Novel, Ravel, Jean Echenoz, Adam Gopnik, Linda Coverdale, The New Press. Il est blond, calme, se fait photographier comme s’il contemplait la mer du pont d’un paquebot. The author makes no attempt to explore or explain the "mysteries" of musical creation or the nature of "genius." Jean Echenoz, un estilista pur, un escriptor que parla de persones, de personatges (Zatopek, Tesla, Ravel) però no podem dir que els seus llibres sobre aquests personatges siguin novel.les biogràfiques.. No, ni Córrer és una biografia a l’ ús de Zatopek ni Relámpago ho és de Nikola Tesla i encara menys Ravel ho és de Ravel!!. He did so with Nikola Tesla in his novel, really a wonderful book, reminded me a lot of that emerson quote about skating on the surfaces of life... it moves along on what seems to be a very superficial level, moving quickly through time and space, making note mainly of the transitory things... the things ravel wore, the places he went, the ships and trains he traveled on... it never seems to really delve down beneath the surface, and it's all over in 100 pages or so... but somehow by the end, it's gained a great weight (maybe the weight. Capturing both the genius and eccentricities of one of the greatest masters of 20th century French music, this novel covers the last 10 years of Ravel’s life – from his successful tour of America to his unfortunate death after failed brain surgery. Œuvres principales Cherokee (1983) Je m'en vais (1999) 14 (2012) modifier Jean Echenoz , né le 26 décembre 1947 à Orange (Vaucluse), est un écrivain et romancier français , lauréat du prix Médicis de 1983 pour Cherokee et du prix Goncourt de 1999 pour Je m'en vais . Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published It's actually a novella, a fictionalized portrayal of Maurice Ravel's last decade of life. Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2014. He seems totally uninterested in making grand pronouncements on Ravel's life and art. The book is fun and playful and delicate yet precise…just like, well… Ravel. It is not surprising to me to find that Ravel was such a fastidious person in all aspects of life, after knowing a lot of his music and even from seeing photographs of him. The award winning author writes in a spare but engaging style, using subtle descriptions of the mundane aspects of life to create a vivid portrait of his subject. The narrative traverses Maurice Ravel's tour of the United States in 1927 and his continuing decline (signs of which appear before he embarks and occur now and then during the trip)toward his untimely death. about the composer and his gradual mental degeneration due to a brain defect. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. When Jean Echenoz writes he does far, far more than just tell a story. Le vrai héros, c’est celui qui est aussi un homme. Son roman “Ravel”, consacré au célèbre musicien est adapté au théâtre. Ludique. With two of his novels under my belt, Echenoz still does not compel me to read more, but then his books are impeccably crafted and tasty, and so something of his prose always lingers in my memory, eventually leading me back to him, free of any urgency. Installé dans la bibliothèque de la Cité universitaire internationale à Paris dans le 14ème arrondissement, Olivier BARROT interroge Jean ECHENOZ à propos de son roman "Ravel" - Ils décortiquent ensemble le héro, inspiré du véritable Maurice Ravel.Retrouvez ce media sur Ina.fr A lot is packed into this spare slice of Ravel's last years, including his friendships with various musicians and other interesting people of the era, and there is a nice set of translator's notes of explanation at the end. The narrative traverses Maurice Ravel's tour of the United States in 1927 and his continuing decline (signs of which appear before he embarks and occur now and then during the trip)toward his untimely death. RAVEL de Jean Echenoz. En décembre 1927, Maurice Ravel a 52 ans et s'apprête à embarquer sur le France pour une grande tournée en Amérique. Please try again. How is it possible to write a fictional account of the last ten years of someone's life in under 130 pages? And this without sentimentality. Insightful despite its brevity. Le vrai héros, c’est celui qui est aussi un homme. As an amateur musician, I loved the details of Ravel's musical life and thought the tragedy of his late life was sensitively presented and very touching. Jean Echenoz romance ces dix dernières années avec beaucoup d'humour et dans un style sec et alerte. Inscrivez-vous maintenant pour accéder à des milliers de livres disponibles en téléchargement gratuit. Livre. One fascinating feature about this story that covers the final ten years of Ravel's life is that it is written as a sort of temporal crescendo that evokes the progression of Ravel's Bolero. Nevertheless, a most interesting way of presenting actual events in an artist's life. A l'occasion de la parution de son dernier livre, «Ravel», l?écrivain Jean Echenoz a répondu le jeudi 23 février, aux questions des internautes de Libération.fr. I'm not sure if this was on purpose, I'd like to think it was. Danielle Evans was just 26 when she released her short story collection Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self in 2010, a multi-award-winning... To see what your friends thought of this book. Echenoz devotes exactly half the book to this tour, but he doesn't talk much about the music; rather, he addresses such matters as which of his twenty-five pairs of pajamas Ravel will wear, whether he will brave the dining-room for dinner, or the details of the liner FRANCE, which carries him across the Atlantic: "Thanks to its twenty-two thousand five hundred tons, propelled at a mean velocity … Meandering plot. The book opens in 1928 as Maurice Ravel—dandy, eccentric, curmudgeon—crosses the Atlantic abroad the luxury liner the SS France to begin his triumphant grand tour of the United States. Echenoz, Jean (1947-....) Edité par Minuit. Echenoz, Jean (1947-....) Edité par Minuit. The narrative traverses Maurice Ravel's tour of the United States in 1927 and his continuing decline (signs of which appear before he embarks and occur now and then during the trip)toward his untimely death. Jean Echenoz is a prominent French novelist, many of whose works have been translated into English, among them, “About the other one, which for the moment bears the code name Dedale 39, we know only what Ravel is willing to say about it one day to Manuael De Falla: it was supposed to be an airplane in the key of C.”, BTBA Best Translated Book Award Nominee for Fiction shortlist (2008), French-American Foundation Translation Prize for Fiction (2007), One can see it and listen to this footage, 'The Office of Historical Corrections' and the Power of the Short Story. There's always a sense of more beneath the surface, and the reluctance of both character and book to fully reveal that "more" becomes revealing in itself (especially in those moments when an authorial voice cuts in to make us rethink what we're reading, something Echenoz does so powerfully in a number of his books). Here the trajectory of the biography becomes quickly clear but for that the development as mysteriously captivating as the swelling "music-less" bolero. Ravel's life is so captivating. I love both the musician and the writer, the combination is perfect. Ravel, Jean Echenoz, De La Loupe. For all lovers of top quality fiction (though based on the composer's life, of course). The image that I had of this book, it is the vision of Ravel in his too large coat like Dopey the dwarf at the wheel of his enormous Renault truck. Around some of the most well-known facts about Ravel (his diminutive size, chronic insomnia, obsession with his wardrobe, bravery during WWI and sad decline into dementia) Echenoz weaves a pleasant biographical sketch of no great psychological or historical depth. I did not realize that he was not such a good pianist, as his music requires much detailed work of technique and color. Being a road trip aficionado I especially liked reading about his traveling – by ship across Atlantic, a whirlwind 3-month criss-crossing of North America via train, European trains, and a life-changing taxi accident. Ravel, de Jean Echenoz, aux Editions de Minuit, c'est le récit des dernières années du si célèbre Boléro. Écrits entre 2006 et 2010, ces courts romans ont pour sujet la vie d’un homme célèbre. Ravel retrace les dix dernières années de la vie du compositeur français (1875-1937). Avec une grande liberté, Jean Echenoz explore et improvise le quotidien d'un homme au parcours glorieux et tragique…entre dandysme et ennui, élégance et pudeur, célébrité et solitude. But I ended the book more impressed by Echenoz than by Ravel. Et il surprend, Jean Echenoz, prix Goncourt 1999 avec le très beau Je m'en vais . He published his first book, Le Méridien de Greenwich in 1979, for which he received the Fénéon Prize in 1980. Ravel, Jean Echenoz, Minuit. Des milliers de livres avec la livraison chez vous en 1 jour ou en magasin avec -5% de réduction . Ravel par Jean Echenoz aux éditions AUDIOLIB. On sent que l'auteur a éte surpris par la personnalité de Ravel. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion. In the first chapter we find Ravel reclining in his bathtub on the day he is set to embark on a four month tour of the United States, in 1927. Ravel, Courir et Des éclairs forment une trilogie particulière dans l’œuvre de Jean Echenoz. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. I did not realize that he was not such a good pianist, as his music requires much detailed work of tech. Signalons également la réédition des Grandes blondes en poche (éd. Pour les écrire, Jean Echenoz s’est lancé dans de longues recherches documentaires dont il n’a souvent gardé qu’une ambiance, un mot, une couleur. The effect is strange, like a straight biography in narrative f. This is curious little novel. Jean Echenoz was born in Orange, Vaucluse, the son of a psychiatrist, He studied in Rodez, Digne-les-Bains, Lyon, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Paris, where he has lived since 1970. Echenoz has such a mastery of words that very little is lost in translation. Ravel fut grand comme un jockey, donc comme Faulkner. Jean Echenoz's Ravel is simple, precisely pruned for minimum gestures that achieve maximum effects, and unfailingly elegant. Cette incorporation luifut refusée, d'ailleurs on l'exempta de toute obligation mais, comme il insistait,on l'affecta sans rire à la conduite des poids lourds. Maintenant, il faudra compter avec le Ravel de Jean Echenoz, non tant parce que cette brève biographie apporte des éléments nouveaux sur les dix dernières années de la vie du musicien, mais parce que ce livre relève d’une gageure pleinement réussie : Echenoz, sans rien sacrifier au style qui lui est propre, parvient à habiter son personnage avec une retenue et une méticulosité teintée d’ironie, à l’image … really a wonderful book, reminded me a lot of that emerson quote about skating on the surfaces of life... it moves along on what seems to be a very superficial level, moving quickly through time and space, making note mainly of the transitory things... the things ravel wore, the places he went, the ships and trains he traveled on... it never seems to really delve down beneath the surface, and it's all over in 100 pages or so... but somehow by the end, it's gained a great weight (maybe the weight of the knowledge of the superficiality of it all?) Not sure if I liked it or just thought I should like it. En 2006, Jean Echenoz publiait Ravel.Entre fausse biographie et fiction pure (rien n'y est inventé! It almost seems like a fictional story not at all like a biography, but the realness of it is what gives it off, yet that's the appealing part. Beautifully written. Souvenons-nous : en 2004 – deux ans avant la publication de Ravel –, Jean Echenoz a écrit un bref pastiche des Vies imaginaires de Marcel Schwob, inti- tulé « Maurice Ravel, surface de la miniature »1. Ravel, de Jean Echenoz C’est l'un des évènements de ce début d'année en librairie : la parution du nouveau livre de l'un de nos grands romanciers, Jean Echenoz. So minutely described, this work owes a little to the. Ravel by Jean Echenoz (2005) translated from the French by Linda Coverdale (2007) The New Press (2007) 192 pp. Refresh and try again. A beautiful series of watercolor sketches. It's hard to put my finger on just why this book is such a delight. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. L'écriture d'Echenoz traduit parfaitement les névroses du compositeur qui n'est pas présenté sous son jour le plus sympathique. One of these items ships sooner than the other. It is certainly not rushed: Echenoz doesn't linger over details, but his focus is as much on the small as the large (the book begins with Ravel in the bathtub). It delicately constructs a portrait of a man who has lived very nearly with no human relationships of any depth, who has depended upon the generosity and patience of friends and admirers, almost parasitically, and yet who somehow manages to remain sympathetic or at least interesting enough to be worth reading about. It's just that like many of the Minuit authors of that generation, Echenoz, who has a lot of technique but not much to say, relies rather too heavily on irony to obfuscate the fact. Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2007. Cette incorporation luifut refusée, d'ailleurs on l'exempta de toute obligation mais, comme il insistait,on l'affecta sans rire à la conduite des poids lourds. N°425– Mai 2010 . Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. His interest, rather, is in getting across the flavor of that life and that art, it's peculiar tenor, and I think he succeeds in this. Telecharger Jean Echenoz - RAVEL Gratuit Ravel fut grand comme un jockey, donc comme Faulkner. This novel by the award winning French author was shortlisted for this year's IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Écrits entre 2006 et 2010, ces courts romans ont pour sujet la vie d’un homme célèbre. Des milliers de livres avec la livraison chez vous en 1 jour ou en magasin avec -5% de réduction ou téléchargez la version eBook. Jean Echenoz is a prominent French novelist, many of whose works have been translated into English, among them Chopin’s Move (1989), Big Blondes (1995), and most recently Ravel … Son roman “Ravel”, consacré au célèbre musicien est adapté au théâtre. Jean Echenoz est né à Orange (Vaucluse) en 1947. Terrific. To balance such shameless sentimentality, Echenoz starts the next chapter with a full description of the technical specs of the luxury liner on which Ravel sailed to New York, as if the extraneous information had something inherently funny about it. You can't help thinking about how "getting old" will affect yourself and the ones you love. Souvenons-nous : en 2004 – deux ans avant la publication de Ravel –, Jean Echenoz a écrit un bref pastiche des Vies imaginaires de Marcel Schwob, inti- tulé « Maurice Ravel, surface de la miniature »1. Probably worth five stars in its original language, but I don't speak French so how can I know for sure? We work hard to protect your security and privacy. There's such a strong sense of Ravel as character, in particular as a person concerned with surfaces, appearances, and presentation—even holding up concerts on more than one occasion because he'd worn the wrong shoes—and while the style of the novel mirrors that concern it is anything but superficial. Welcome back. At 117 pages long, it's too short to be that, or to live up to its name: "Ravel: A Novel." It begins with his only trip to North America and traces the sad, slow decline to his end in 1937--during the last five years of which he could not compose. Words can not begin to express my delight as I was reading this gem. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Ed. I've admired its protagonist's music for half my life, but had never yet read a biography. RAVEL – Jean ECHENOZ - Éditions de Minuit.. D'emblée, l'auteur donne le ton de ce roman biographique consacré à Ravel: « Il lui reste aujourd'hui, pile, dix ans à vivre ». Bibliographie (extrait) : * Le Méridien de Greenwich, roman (Minuit, 1979). Once upon a time I was put off by the distant voice, which made me think Echenoz a cold fish. Wonderful prose, that reminded me of Kundera at his best. Fnac : Ravel, Jean Echenoz, Minuit". It's fiction but rarely ventures inside Ravel's head or tries to guess at his emotions. janvier 7, 2020 janvier 7, 2020 toutloperaoupresque655890715. Pratique des œuvres Ravel, Jean Echenoz Février 2013 Session d’hiver Pour ce travail, mon choix s’est porté sur le roman « Ravel » de l’écrivain français, Jean Echenoz et j’ai, plus particulièrement, choisi de me centrer sur Ravel, figure principale du roman.
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