A literary memoir in 64 chapters, like the 64 squares of a chessboard. Jean-Philippe Toussaint follows the thread of his lifelong relationship with chess, from childhood to writing. Condition: like new / État : comme neuf. Very clean copy, with no annotations or significant creasing.
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A chessboard of memory, between autobiography, play and literary creation.
In sixty-four chapters—the number of squares on a chessboard—Jean-Philippe Toussaint follows his relationship with chess from childhood onwards. The game becomes the Ariadne’s thread of a book about memory, youth, time and the making of a writer.
This edition also includes « Jean-Philippe Toussaint, l’ouverture » by Philippe Lançon.
Book in French. Condition: like new / État : comme neuf. The cover, spine and pages are very clean, with no annotations or significant creasing.
Les Éditions de Minuit, Double no. 147. Published 2 January 2025. 240 pages. ISBN: 978-2-7073-5627-7.