Full Description
In this life-size game of Clue, six psychiatric patients in Paris's Saint Anne's Hospital are suspects in the murder of Dr. Black. Though Not a Clue tells the stories of these possible assassins, their lives, and what has brought them to the hospital, the true focus of ChloÉ Delaume's intense and tumultuous novel is not merely to discover the identity of the murderer. Rather, by cleverly combining humor with the day-to-day effects of life's unrelenting compromises, Not a Clue is an astute commentary on the current state of literary production and consumption.
Masterfully juggling an omniscient narratrix, an accusing murder victim, at least six possible suspects as well as their psychiatrists, and a writer who intervenes by refusing to intervene, Delaume uses the characters, weapons, and rooms of the board game Clue to challenge-sometimes violently, sometimes playfully-the norms of typography, syntax, and narrative conventions.
Contents
Introduction by the Translator
Chapter 1 Studio
Chapter 2 First Officer
Chapter 3 Miss Scarlet
Chapter 4 Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen
Chapter 5 Miss Scarlet in the Kitchen with the Monkey Wrench
Chapter 6 Study (Reload)
Chapter 7 Professor Plum
Chapter 8 Professor Plum in the Ball Room
Chapter 9 Professor Plum in the Ball Room with the Candlestick
Chapter 10 Second Officer
Chapter 11 Gardens
Chapter 12 Mrs. White
Chapter 13 Mrs. White in the Lounge
Chapter 14 Mrs. White in the Lounge with the Lead Pipe
Chapter 15 Hall
Chapter 16 Third Officer
Chapter 17 Dining Room
Chapter 18 Fourth Officer
Chapter 19 Colonel Mustard
Chapter 20 Colonel Mustard in the Billiard Room
Chapter 21 Colonel Mustard in Billiard Room with the Revolver
Chapter 22 Passageway(s)
Chapter 23 Fifth Officer
Chapter 24 Mrs. Peacock
Chapter 25 Mrs. Peacock in the Library
Chapter 26 Mrs. Peacock in the Library with the Rope
Chapter 27 Swamp
Chapter 28 Sixth Officer
Chapter 29 Mr. Green
Chapter 30 Mr. Green in the Conservatory
Chapter 31 End Game
