“Book Descriptions: The fifth Brossard from corona\samizdat is the richest in terms of literary goods. The introduction by Zachary Tanner is unparalleled in my long history of reading inroduction. I think Sartre's biography of Flaubert might have been as good. The novel itself is a surprising masterpiece, surprising in that it is far beyond the simplistic novels that were deemed the best the US had to offer during the early 50s when this was written. There is nothing wrong with The Old Man and the Sea, but it is in the juvenile league compared to this complex and stunning work. Then there is the afterword by Brossard's duaghter Iris, which reads like an extraordinary short story, that leaves self-analysis to the reader who can't decide whether it is all too sad or ultimately hilarious. And that cover!” DRIVE
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