{"product_id":"odd-jobs-paperback","title":"Odd Jobs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTony Duvert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eS. C. Delaney\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eS. C. Delaney\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis series of 23 satirically scabrous short texts introduces the reader to an imaginary French suburb via the strange, grotesque small-town occupations that defined a once reliable, now presumably vanished way of life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA catalog of job descriptions that range from the disgusting functions of \"The Snot-Remover\" and \"The Wiper\" to the shockingly cruel dramas enacted by \"The Skinner\" and \"The Snowman,\" \u003ci\u003eOdd Jobs\u003c\/i\u003e evinces an outrageous, uncomfortable and savage sense of humor. Through these narratives somewhere between parody and prose poem, Duvert assaults parenthood, priesthood and neighborhood in this mock handbook to suburban living: \u003ci\u003eLeave It to Beaver\u003c\/i\u003e as written by William Burroughs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony Duvert\u003c\/b\u003e (1945-2008) earned a reputation as the \"enfant terrible\" of the generation of French authors known for defining the postwar Nouveau Roman. Expelled from school at the age of 12 for homosexuality (and then put through a psychoanalytic \"cure\" for his condition), Duvert declared war on family life and societal norms through a controversial series of novels and essays (whose frequent controversial depictions of child sexuality and pedophilia often led his publisher to sell his works by subscription only). He won the Prix Medicis in 1973 for his novel \u003ci\u003eStrange Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e. His reputation faded in the 1980s, however, and he withdrew from society. He died in 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 6.8 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769897484576,"sku":"9781939663290","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f0e97bbd08bc40502b9c6a8c8cefa884.webp?v=1780359207","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/odd-jobs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}