This month Books Chai & More will be discussing
the book Zazie in the Metro" by Raymond Queneau.
Prior to the discussion we will watch the Film based on
the book.
Impish foul-mouthed Zazie arrives in Paris from the
country to stay with Gabriel her female-impersonator
uncle. All she really wants to do is ride the metro but
finding it shut because of a strike Zazie looks for other
means of amusement and is soon caught up in a comic
adventure that becomes wilder and more manic by the
minute. In 1960 Queneau's cult classic was made into a
hugely successful film by Louis Malle. Packed full of
word play and phonetic games Zazie in the Metro
remains as stylish and witty as ever.
Bharati Tuljapurkar Jagtap will lead the discussion.
