Mountain R
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In an unnamed country, the President of the Republican Council, wanting to do something big, strikes upon the idea of building a 1,500-meter high mountain as an inspirational monument to national greatness. Construction of the mountain will reduce unemployment, attract hordes of tourists, and the idea can even be exported for sale to other countries. Mountain R relates the rise and fall of this insane project through the eyes of those involved...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1564783308
ISBN13:9781564783301
Release Date:February 2004
Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press
Length:143 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.0" x 7.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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An all-too-real tale of governmental excess and vanity,
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Expertly translated into English by Brian Evenson, Mountain R is a work of French literature revolving around an ill-proposed plan to build a 1,500 meter mountain as a monument. The make-work project is touted to reduce unemployment, attract tourists, and solve the garbage problem (as the mountain will be filled with trash). An all-too-real tale of governmental excess and vanity, narrated from three different perspectives, Mountain R is a tongue-in-cheek examination of man's foibles in his struggle to leave a lasting mark in the wake of his own mortality.
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