Toamna la Pekin

In Boris Vian’s novel, workers start to build a railway. It has no set place to end. They work in Exopotamia, a desert that does not exist. The tale mixes fantasy, strange events and humour. Its cast live with hopes that come to nothing.

Two friends love the same woman. An archaeologist digs up objects that are still whole. He then strikes them with a hammer. Doctor Mangemanche spends his time making and flying model planes. He also appears in Spuma zilelor. These odd people live free from the rules of real life. The end leaves room for many ways to explain events. Yet joy stays out of reach.

This book is a Romanian translation in the Globus series.