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Contemporary Fiction

Enderby Outside

eng. Enderby Outside · 1968
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Interesting Facts

  • In this novel, the poet Enderby is drawn into a whirlwind of absurd and tragicomic events when his poems are unexpectedly appropriated by another person, setting off his wanderings through London and Paris, filled with satire and irony.
  • The author masterfully weaves allusions to classical literature and poetry into the narrative, turning the protagonist’s inner world into a whimsical space where the boundaries between reality and imagination are blurred.
  • The book is imbued with subtle English humor, paradoxes, and wordplay, as well as profound reflections on the nature of creativity, loneliness, and the search for one’s own voice.
  • Images and motifs related to poetry permeate the entire fabric of the novel, transforming it into a kind of ode to poetic inspiration and, at the same time, a satire of the literary world.
  • The work explores the theme of the artist’s alienation in modern society, where genuine art faces indifference, commercialization, and forgery.
Enderby Outside
Date of publication: 29 April 2025
Last updated: 30 June 2025
———Original titleeng. Enderby Outside · 1968