Title:
Night school : a reader for grownups
Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2019
Publication Information:
Rochester, NY : Open Letter, 2019.
Physical Description:
240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781940953885
Abstract:
"Perfect for anyone looking for a little more Nohoo (or "know-how") in your life, Zsófia Bán's mock-textbook, Night School: A Reader for Grownups covers all the important subjects, from self-help to geography to chemistry to French, complete with a hearty dose of irony. Bán's "lectures" tell of the travels of young Flaubert to Egypt with his friend Maxime, and includes a missive from Laika the dog minutes before being blasted off into space, never to be seen again. A story collection masquerading as an encyclopedia of life, Night School makes our all-too-familiar world appear simultaneously foreign and untamed, and brings together lust, taboos, and the absurd in order to teach us the art of living, all in a wildly clever way"-- Publisher's description.
General Note:
Originally published in Hungarian: Bratislava : Kalligram, 2007.
Translation of: Esti iskola.
Contents:
Motherwhere -- Gustave and Maxime in Egypt (or: The metaphysics of happening) -- What is this thing called the exchange reaction (destructive affinities) -- The two Fridas (school beyond the border) -- A film (24/1) -- Fidelio (a blog opera) -- The goblin -- The temptation of Henri Mouhot -- A box of photos (captions on the back) -- Night zoo -- Mrs. Longfellow burns (a biography) -- Olympia (une folie sentimentale) -- The Mantegna Madonna (folksong for expectant mothers) -- Concerto (with subtitles) -- Expulsion to paradise -- Self help (or: The power of Nohoo) -- Mme de Merteuil shakes herself -- The mathematics of randomnes -- On the eve of no return (archival recording) -- How I didn't (exercises de style: a partial inventory) -- The miraculous return of laughter.
Subject Term:
Genre:
Language:
English
Additional Language:
In English, translated from the Hungarian.
