Abahn, Sabana, David
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Marguerite Duras ; translated from the French by Kazim Ali
Contributors: Ali, Kazim, 1971- translator
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Open Letter, literary translations from The University of Rochester
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9781940953366
Subjects: Communists; Fiction
Work titles: Abahn, Saban, David
Description: "Available for the first time in English, Abahn, Sabana, David is a late-career masterpiece from one of France's top writers. Late one evening, David and Sabana, communists, arrive at a country house where they meet Abahn, the man they've been sent to guard and ultimately kill for his perceived transgressions. A fourth man arrives (also named Abahn), and throughout the night these four characters discuss understanding, capitalism, violence, revolution, and dogs. A gun in the house disquiets the scene. Suspenseful and thought-provoking, Duras's novel is evocative of Samuel Beckett as it explores human existence and suffering in the confusing contemporary world"--
Notes: Translation from French of: Abahn, Saban, David.