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Samedi the Deafness Jesse Ball, . . Vintage, $12.95 (291pp) ISBN 978-0-307-27885-2 . Unspecified cataclysm threatens in this unconventional debut spy fable from poet Ball. As mysterious suicides ...
8. Okt. 2007 · Samedi the Deafness. October 8, 2007. Save this story. Save this story. Ball, a poet, was once a croupier, and elements of both professions are evident in his début novel, which combines the ...
Samedi the Deafness is the very strange novel from poet Jesse Ball. His language is terse yet lyrical, evoking a feeling that each word is carefully planned for and placed. “He looked at the napkin. He felt then that there were two of them in the room, he and the napkin, and that one of them would have to go. He crumpled up the napkin.”.
Jesse Ball — ‘Sunday was always the best of days for being the self you had intended to be, but were not, for one reason or another.’
Samedi the Deafness is the very strange novel from poet Jesse Ball. As he states in an interview, "Samedi is an investigation of lies and responsibility." Despite this clear statement of intent, and being incredibly easy to read, reality is quickly undermined in Samedi. This is a novel which will frustrate, confound and challenge readers, who will quickly feel as if they've fallen down the ...
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Samedi the Deafness is almost pitch perfect in technique, and approaches greatness in substance. I expect Ball will only continue to develop his talents, fine-tuning his unique amalgamation of plot and style in the forthcoming World’s Fair 7 June 1978 .
