MOUNTAIN R BY JACQUES JOUET, TRANSLATED BY BRIAN EVENSON NORMAL, IL: DALKEYARCHIVE PRESS. 143 PAGES. $13.
Set in an undefined, contemporary republic somewhere in France, Jacques Jouet's enigmatic Mountain R tells the story of the failed construction of a mountain that, it is hoped, will improve the country's image. The novel's three sectionsa political speech, a dialogue between a father and daughter, and a transcription of court testimony-feature objective reportage, yet Jouet adroitly amplifies the speakers' subjectivity to undermine their reliability.
The book begins on the floor of the senate as the president of the Republican Council bombastically declaims the need for …
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