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Title: Need for the Bike by Paul Fournel, Allan Stoekl ISBN: 0-8032-6909-9 Publisher: Bison Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Different Tour of France
Comment: Paul Fournel's book is a series of short vignettes, all of which are concerned with the inner life of bicyclists. And the evidence is in: They definitely have one. No matter how much or little you indulge in biking, his book will convey to you, in short and vivid strokes, the splendors and miseries of this sport (starting with the miseries; i.e., accidents). Along the route, fathers and sons, Paris and the provinces, labor and leisure--all the life tensions emerge, only to be inflected by the pastime's particular wisdom. Almost better than biking!
Rating: 3
Summary: Very short stories about cycling
Comment: I grew up biking in Canada so Fournel's perspective and unbringing into cycling is much different than my own. Here biking is often a thing that children do and a few of us stick with it. However in France they are so much more deeply steeped in cycling, the terrain, the heritage and the romanticism of the Tour, it's a way of life for many.
So this perpective was a refreshing one, I like the way the book was presented. The very short [mostly 2 page] stories were so easily digestable that you fly through 'em. Some of the references to specific climbs and racers were lost on me. But there are many points where a serious biker can relate to some of the romanticisms, physiological & behavioral elements, and odd life choices.
It wasn't the greatest book I've picked up but I enjoyed it. He's apparently quite the creative authour, I'm not sure if some of this creativity was lost on me or through the translation. The writing style didn't really blow my socks off.
In the end it was like having a string of stories told to you by a parisienne cycliste over a baguette and cheese after you went for a ride in the Alps. If that appeals to you, check it out.
happy trails
Rating: 5
Summary: Biking to Oulipo
Comment: This book is a little gem. Good writing about bikes, cycling, the Tour de France, racing, growing up in Loire, riding in Paris, etc. I can't recommend it highly enough. It is published by University of Nebraska Press (Bison Books) - they along with publishing western lit and history also publish a number of French lit books. Paul Fournel is a member of Oulipo (Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle) along with other writers such as Raymond Queneau, Harry Mathews, George Perec, and Italo Calvino.
A good writer and a good publisher. The translation flows along nicely and although I can not attest to the accuracy (not being able to read French), I thought it quite good.
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Title: The Rider by Tim Krabbe ISBN: 1582342903 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Bobke II by Bob Roll ISBN: 193138228X Publisher: VeloPress Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour de France by Tim Moore ISBN: 0312316127 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Long Season: One Year of Bicycle Racing in California by Bruno Schull ISBN: 1891369326 Publisher: Consortium Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Put Me Back on My Bike: In Search of Tom Simpson by William Fotheringham ISBN: 0224061879 Publisher: Yellow Jersey Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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