The novel An Old Story is inspired by the novella with the same title originally published by Fata Morgana in 2012. In this impressive literary novel, the author has developed and extended ideas from the novella, creating an original and provocative tour de force. The book is divided into a labyrinth of 7 episodes, of which the protagonist moves in and out, in a tension building, dreamlike sequence.
Littell crosses the borders of surrealism and realism, exploring the in-between spaces, where a sense of time and place is distorted. His playfully intelligent language, often ironic, and always provocative does not shy away from the most graphic sexual imaginings. Illuminated in the author’s precise language, are the innermost depths of human emotions: solitude, lust, reflection and longing.
The most remarkable feature is the strength of Littell’s prose – beautifully creating evocative scenes, he plunges the reader deep into the protagonist’s psyche. The ambitious narrative explores uncomfortable crevasses of desire and fear calling the reader to assess their own reality.
Johnatan Littell was born in a Jewish family that emigrated in the USA at the end of XIX century. His father was the writer Rober Littell. Johnatan Littell spet his childhood in France to study at the Yale university in the USA. Even though his family didn't live through the same fate as the other European Jewish pepole, he grew up with the spirit of that tragedy which became a main element of his writings. His childhood was marked by the Vietnam war. After three years in the university he traveled through different countries - fields of war at that moment taking part of the humanitarian association "Action" against the hunger. In 2001 he quited the assosiation to devote himself to writing.
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