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`Only Joking has the light heart which can be revealed at the further end of a literary career . . . The great success of Josipovici's technique here is that not only is the effect like that of watching something between an Ealing comedy and a very sparky and accessible French nouvelle vague film, but it also sharpens our own responses to the layers of deceit going on . . . It is a complete pleasure.'
--Nicholas Lezard, Guardian
--Nicholas Lezard, Guardian
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Alphonse, an accordion-playing ex-clown, is hired
by the Baron to spy on his wife, for whom, unknown
to the Baron, he is already working. The
intricate shadow-play that ensues moves at a pace
that quickly blurs the distinctions between jokes
and lies, art and evidence, until with a final tug
at the strings the characters - barons, clowns, art
students, art collectors, film-makers, restaurateurs
- are brought into unexpected alignment with their
several objects
of desire.
by the Baron to spy on his wife, for whom, unknown
to the Baron, he is already working. The
intricate shadow-play that ensues moves at a pace
that quickly blurs the distinctions between jokes
and lies, art and evidence, until with a final tug
at the strings the characters - barons, clowns, art
students, art collectors, film-makers, restaurateurs
- are brought into unexpected alignment with their
several objects
of desire.
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This clever novella, written almost entirely in dialogue, offers an amusing range of stock characters and ingenious plot machinations. The text's playfulness, its refusal to take itself seriously, its moments of occasional menace and its humour are truly impressive. This is the writing for our time, sharp and witty: a postmodernist narrative in the best sense of the word.
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