by Ferenc Karinthy · Zulma · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9791038700390
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«Epépé» is the novel by Ferenc Karinthy, published by Zulma in paperback (288 pages, in French).
Budaï, a distinguished linguist, travels to a conference in Helsinki; he falls asleep on the plane and wakes up in an unknown, labyrinthine city where a language is spoken that even an expert polyglot like him cannot decipher. Trapped in an absurd nightmare, he desperately seeks his way home while total lack of communication becomes a satire on modern alienation and the power of language.
Originally published in 1970; this French edition, translated by Judith and Pierre Karinthy, includes a foreword by Emmanuel Carrère. Nominated for the Best Translated Book Award in 2009.
For readers of literary fiction, dystopias, and satires about language and the failure to communicate.
