Do You Hear Them?

by Nathalie Sarraute, Maria Jolas (Translator)

Overview

The setting of Nathalie Sarraute's Do You Hear Them? is a dinner conversation between a father and his old friend about a recently acquired pre-Columbian statue. As they discuss the merits of the piece and art in general, the father hears his children upstairs giggling. This childish mirth is barbaric and devastating to the father, for in their laughter he hears them mocking his "old-fashioned" viewpoint and the energy he wastes by collecting lifeless objects. In his mind, they have no respect for what has been of greatest importance in his life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781564783295
Publisher:	Deep Vellum Publishing
Publication date:	02/28/2004
Series:	Coleman Dowell French Literature Series
Pages:	147
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.94(h) x 0.49(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Nathalie Sarraute (1900 99) was a French novelist, essayist, dramatist, and critic. Her works have been translated into more than thirty languages.

Editorial Reviews

These novels, which date back to 1972 and 1953, respectively, consider the same theme from different perspectives. Martereau features a young man who is suspicious of the adult world, while Do You Hear Them? is a father's lament that his children don't understand him. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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