The Loop

Devastated by the death of his young wife, Alix, the author conceives a project that will allow him not only to continue writing, but to continue living — writing a book that leads him to confront his terrible loss as well as examine the lonely world in which he now seems, increasingly, to exist: that of Memory. The Loop finds Roubaud returning to his earliest recollections, as well as considering the nature of memory itself, and the process — both merciful and terrible — of forgetting. By turns playful and despairing, The Loop is a masterpiece of contemporary prose.

• Author
• Jacques Roubaud, Jeff Fort

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 566

• Publisher
• Dalkey Archive Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781564785466

• Genres
• fiction, france, literature, novels

• Release date
• 2009