I'm Gone

I'm Gone Synopsis

Winner of France's prestigious Prix Goncourt and a runaway bestseller, Jean Echenoz's I'm Gone is the ideal introduction to the sly wit, unique voice, and colorful imagination of "e;the master magician of the contemporary French novel"e; (The Washington Post). Nothing less than a heist caper, an Arctic adventure story, a biting satire of the art world, and a meditation on love and lust and middle age all rolled into one fast-paced, unpredictable, and deliriously entertaining novel, I'm Gone tells the story of an urbane art and antiques dealer who abandons his wife and career to pursue a memorably pathetic international crime spree."e;Crisp and erudite"e; (The Wall Street Journal), "e;seductive and delicately ironic"e; (The Economist), and with an unexpected sting in its tail, I'm Gone-translated by Mark Polizzotti-is a dazzling, postmodern subversion of narrative conventions and an amused look at the absurdities of modern life. With a wink and a nod and a keen eye for the droll detail, Echenoz invites the reader "e;to enjoy I'm Gone in the same devil-may-care spirit in which it is offered"e; (The Boston Sunday Globe).