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C'est arrivé à Boston ? (1968)

par Russell H. Greenan

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Originally published in 1968 to critical acclaim, Russell H. Greenan s brilliant, audacious mystery novel "It Happened in Boston?" quickly became an underground sensation and has emerged over forty years later as a genuine cult classic. In this breathtakingly imaginative book now appearing in audio for the first time we enter the mind of an unnamed artist of prodigious talent and intelligence who is determined to correct the world s wrongs via a direct confrontation with the Almighty, no matter what the consequences. A spellbinding tale told by a memorably unreliable narrator, "It Happened in Boston?" places you inside a vivid world that brilliantly and surprisingly interweaves art, genius, love, madness, betrayal, God and murder.In 2003 "IHIB?" was reprinted by the Modern Library with a new introduction by celebrated writer Jonathan Lethem and an afterword by the author, both included in this audio version."… (plus d'informations)
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I my god this is such a great book. The only thing Is can compare it to is The Falls film by Greenaway except the book makes more sense ( )
  soraxtm | Apr 9, 2023 |
“Lately I’ve come to feel that the pigeons are spying on me. What other explanation could there be?”
That’s the intriguing opening of this extremely odd book.
Apparently this is a cult classic, although that escaped my notice till recently.
I can see why it achieved that status.
This is one of the strangest books I’ve ever read. Told in the first person by an artist whose skill rivals DaVinci’s, the story unfolds as the artist slowly but relentlessly loses his mind. It’s not any easy book to read, but it becomes compelling quickly.
There are time shifts that are only noticeable after the fact; this is one way the author shows us the slowly growing confusion in the narrator’s mind.
Recommended if you like seriously odd books. CAVEAT: There’s an unpleasant animal death, to say nothing of the numerous humans who meet their demise. ( )
  Matke | Aug 16, 2021 |
Other books have unreliable narrators; in this one even the page numbers have question marks. ( )
  gmenchen | Aug 24, 2020 |
It's hard to understand how this book isn't better known. The prevailing "common wisdom" is that Greenan's work isn't better known as a whole because it's hard to put in a genre or describe. If so that's a sad indication of the state of our species.

I'm reluctant to say much more about it, as almost any bit of information might spoil some of the fun of this great novel.

Check it out.

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  edmundjorgensen | Feb 7, 2019 |
While the pace of the book drags a bit in the beginning, it picks up to a pitch-fever that thoroughly engages. The novel contains numerous plot twists that are unpredictable and at times shocking when they reveal themselves. The main character is an extremely well-developed cross between a brilliant artist and one who's possessed. Do NOT jump to the final chapter and read it without reading the rest of the text because it will destroy your anticipation for the end. Highly recommend this novel. ( )
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Fass, RobertNarrateurauteur secondairequelques éditionsconfirmé
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Originally published in 1968 to critical acclaim, Russell H. Greenan s brilliant, audacious mystery novel "It Happened in Boston?" quickly became an underground sensation and has emerged over forty years later as a genuine cult classic. In this breathtakingly imaginative book now appearing in audio for the first time we enter the mind of an unnamed artist of prodigious talent and intelligence who is determined to correct the world s wrongs via a direct confrontation with the Almighty, no matter what the consequences. A spellbinding tale told by a memorably unreliable narrator, "It Happened in Boston?" places you inside a vivid world that brilliantly and surprisingly interweaves art, genius, love, madness, betrayal, God and murder.In 2003 "IHIB?" was reprinted by the Modern Library with a new introduction by celebrated writer Jonathan Lethem and an afterword by the author, both included in this audio version."

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