The Chronicles of Michel du Jabot

Synopsis of the Novel, The Chronicles of Michel du Jabot The Chronicles of Michel du Jabot is a massive, whale tale kind of a book that exercises the writer in Eckhard Gerdes. The novel is not just about seducing readers with a suspenseful story, but about delighting in the ability to use language. The story follows Michel du Jabot, a Frenchman who sets out on a journey to find his father, a man he has never met. Along the way, he encounters a cast of characters, including a talking dog, a giant squid, and a tribe of cannibals. The novel is a surreal adventure that explores the nature of identity and the human condition. CRITICAL PRAISE"Whatever you do, don´t even look into Eckhard Gerdes’ book, The Chronicles of Michel du Jabot, because you’ll never get out of it again! If J. Joyce were to be reincarnated—and instead of writing in his inextricably reinvented and rather illegible (without the help of an East European multi-lingual scholar) Panglish, were to practice an altogether clea