{"product_id":"not-a-clue-paperback","title":"Not a Clue - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChloe Delaume\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDawn M. Cornelio\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this life-size game of Clue, six psychiatric patients in Paris's Saint Anne's Hospital are suspects in the murder of Dr. Black. Though \u003cem\u003eNot a Clue\u003c\/em\u003e tells the stories of these possible assassins, their lives, and what has brought them to the hospital, the true focus of Chloé Delaume's intense and tumultuous novel is not merely to discover the identity of the murderer. Rather, by cleverly combining humor with the day-to-day effects of life's unrelenting compromises, \u003cem\u003eNot a Clue \u003c\/em\u003eis an astute commentary on the current state of literary production and consumption.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Masterfully juggling an omniscient narratrix, an accusing murder victim, at least six possible suspects as well as their psychiatrists, and a writer who intervenes by refusing to intervene, Delaume uses the characters, weapons, and rooms of the board game Clue to challenge--sometimes violently, sometimes playfully--the norms of typography, syntax, and narrative conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChloé Delaume\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning French novelist. Among the more than twenty texts she has published since 2000, her second novel, \u003ci\u003eLe Cri du sablier\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded the \u003ci\u003ePrix Décembre \u003c\/i\u003ein 2001. \u003cb\u003eDawn M. Cornelio\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor at the University of Guelph in Canada. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eContemporary French and Francophone Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen in French Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42716874539071,"sku":"9781496200891","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d234b95011e455ded1ee02fb84f2b83e.webp?v=1765076492","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/not-a-clue-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}