Ponthus, Joseph

A La Ligne

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ISBN 13:
9782072881862
author:
Ponthus, Joseph
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Gallimard
language:
French
Publication Year:
2020
Pages:
200
Dimensions:
2.9 x 11.1 x 11.1 centimetres (0
Condition:
New
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Description

A la ligne feuillets d'usine is Joseph Ponthus's first novel. It tells the story of an interim worker who takes a job in the fish processing plants and abattoirs of Brittany. Day by day, he meticulously records the actions of his work, the noise, fatigue, lost dreams in the repetition of routine rituals, and the suffering of his body. What saves him is that he has another life. He knows Latin authors, vibrates with Dumas, and recites Apollinaire's poems and Trenet's songs. This is a temporary victory against all that causes pain and alienation. Within the text's white spaces, you'll find the loved one, daily happiness, Pok Pok the dog, and the scent of the sea. Through Ponthus's writing, which moves between distance, anger, humor, and fraternity, the working life becomes an odyssey where Ulysses battles carcasses of cattle and tons of mussels like Cyclopes. This novel explores the complexities of a working-class life through a unique blend of observation, poetry, and storytelling.

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