Description
A sophisticated Parisian art dealer abandons the life he knows to chase a rumor of lost treasure in the Arctic, joining an expedition that promises rare antiquities and the thrill of discovery. When he sets out to locate the shipwreck Nechelik—sunk in 1957—his search becomes a winding, unpredictable journey through cold landscapes and stranger-than-fiction encounters. With Jean Echenoz’s signature sly wit and precise, kinetic storytelling, the novel blends adventure with a meditation on obsession, reinvention, and the stories people tell themselves to outrun their pasts. Equal parts quest and comedy of errors, it turns the mechanics of treasure hunting into a larger inquiry into desire, chance, and what it means to be “gone.”
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paperback
New Press
Published Jan 1, 2001
195 pages
ISBN: 9781565846289
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First Published
2001
Language
fra
Translation
From: fra
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