Babylon
By: Yasmina Reza ; translated by Linda Asher
Contributors: Asher, Linda, translator
Edition: Seven Stories Press first edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781609808327
Subjects: Murder; Investigation; Fiction
Work titles: Babylone
Description: Elisabeth is a woman whose curiosity and passion far exceed the borders of her quiet middle-class life. She befriends a neighbor, organizes a small dinner party. And then, quite suddenly, finds herself embarked with him on an adventure that is one part vaudeville and one part high tragedy. A quiet novel of manners turns into a police procedural thriller. Her motivations for risking everything she has are never transparent. In a world where matters of life and death are nearly always transported to a clinical setting, whether it be a hospital or a courtroom, here each character must confront them unassisted.