Flaubert's Parrot/History of the World

Examines the attempts of an increasingly bemused researcher to establish certain facts about a famous French novelist and the stuffed bird which used to sit on his desk. This book blends fact and fiction in a virtuoso kaleidoscope of vignettes from Noah's time to the present.

Examineaza incercarile unui cercetator din ce in ce mai nedumerit de a stabili anumite fapte despre un celebru romancier francez si despre pasarea impaiata care obisnuia sa stea pe biroul lui. Aceasta carte imbina realitatea si fictiunea intr-un virtuos caleidoscop de vignete din vremea lui Noe pana in prezent.