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Enard, Mathias. Zone.(Brief article)(Book review)
Enard, Mathias. Zone. Open Letter. Dec. 2010. c.517p. ISBN 9781934824269. pap. $16.95. F
Emulating the rhythm of a locomotive as well as the train of human thought, this modern epic by Enard (Arabic, Univ. of Barcelona) is written as a single sentence, transcribing the mental wanderings of one man as he travels by train from Milan to Rome. Francis, a French Croatian intelligence agent specializing in war crimes, is carrying a list of names in a briefcase that he intends to sell to certain individuals at his destination, an event he refers to as "the end of the world." Through his thoughts and memories, "so many images …
