Vaudeville! |
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| Author:
| Soucy, Gaétan |
| Translator:
| Fischman, Sheila |
| ISBN: | 978-0-88784-718-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2005 |
| Publisher: | House of Anansi Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Vaudeville! no one is who he or she appears, including Xavier, a seventeen-year-old apprentice demolition man who claims to be an immigrant from Hungary. After Xavier falls into a hole, he suffers bizarre humiliations and eventually loses his job. Soon he and his singing frog are hired to perform in a vaudeville show in which violence and ugliness blend like a cartooni with comedy and music.
Vaudeville!, Gaétan Soucy's fascinating tableau, dares us to look...
More DescriptionIn Vaudeville! no one is who he or she appears, including Xavier, a seventeen-year-old apprentice demolition man who claims to be an immigrant from Hungary. After Xavier falls into a hole, he suffers bizarre humiliations and eventually loses his job. Soon he and his singing frog are hired to perform in a vaudeville show in which violence and ugliness blend like a cartooni with comedy and music. Vaudeville!, Gaétan Soucy's fascinating tableau, dares us to look into the darkest sides of the human experience.