The salt smugglers
Nerval, Gérard de, 1808-18552010
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By writing a first-person narrative detailing his dizzying quest for an elusive book holding the history of the abbé de Bucquoy, Nerval was able to dance with the censors of the day who forbade fiction to appear in newspaper serials while questioning the tenuous distinction between fact and fiction.
Main title:
The salt smugglers / by Gérard de Nerval ; translated from the French by Richard Sieburth.
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Imprint:
Brooklyn, N.Y. : Archipelago ; London : Turnaround [distributor], 2010.
Collation:
152 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9780980033069 (pbk)
Dewey class:
843.7GEN
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
945729