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Zazie in the Metro
Zazie in the Metro | Raymond Queneau
5 posts | 8 read | 7 to read
Impish, foul-mouthed Zazie arrives in Paris from the country to stay with Gabriel, her female-impersonator uncle. All she really wants to do is ride the metro, but finding it shut because of a strike, Zazie looks for other means of amusement and is soon caught up in a comic adventure that becomes wilder and more manic by the minute. In 1960 Queneau's cult classic was made into a hugely successful film by Louis Malle. Packed full of word play and phonetic games, Zazie in the Metro remains as stylish and witty as ever.
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masticocarta
masticocarta
Zazie dans le métro | Raymond Queneau
Pickpick

Un lessico complesso e articolato, ricco e completo. Un libricino che ti fa respirare aria surrealista.
Ambientato nella bella Parigi.
Gente di strada.
Storie di strada.

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DMC_run8
DMC_run8
Zazie in the Metro | Raymond Queneau
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Pickpick

Quirky read. Absurdist humor. Zazie needs her mouth washed out with soap!

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vlwelser
vlwelser
Zazie dans le métro | Raymond Queneau
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#RiotGrams Day 1 #shelfie - I haven't done one of these before. This is my shelf of books I have read but have been unable to part with. Some of them anyway. There are others elsewhere.

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merelybookish
merelybookish
Zazie in the Metro | Raymond Queneau
Mehso-so

I really wanted to love this popular French classic about a sassy, street-smart, potty-mouthed girl's adventures in Paris. But I found the translation of slang French to slang English distracting and the story too episodic and lurching. Plus, I think a lot of the humour passed me by. #LitsyAtoZ #letterQ @BookishMarginalia

merelybookish @Caryl Do you have a different translation? Because I think that was part of my problem 7y
Ahenchcliffe I do recommend watching the movie, which is totally delightful. 7y
merelybookish @Ahenchcliffe That's good to know! I'd like to watch it. Figured it might work better for me as a film. 7y
Caryl I have it in French! But I'm very rusty. I think this is a case where it would be good for me to watch the movie before reading the book. (Glad to hear your rec, @Ahenchcliffe !) Thank you for tagging me here, @merelybookish ! Let me know if you see the film. 😎 7y
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merelybookish
merelybookish
Zazie in the Metro | Raymond Queneau
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#Bookmail! I'm limping to the end of #LitsyAtoZ and ordered a few books to get me to the finish line. #letterQ
Anyone read this or seen the movie?

Caryl No, but I bought this two years ago when I was in Paris, with the intention to read & watch. I'd love to hear what you think when you're through! 7y
merelybookish @Caryl Will do! 7y
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