# The Unsaddled - Hardcover

by **Pascal Quignard** (Author), **John Taylor** (Translator)

**A captivating and wide-ranging interpretation of accidental dismounting.**

In Pascal Quignard's writing, philology hunts for wild game in a dark forest. _The Unsaddled_, which features horses as its central figure, is no exception. Taking off from puns, multifarious imagery, and metaphorical meanings--"to be baffled," "to be thrown"--that the book's title provides, Quignard focuses on life-changing moments. We meet George Sand (whose father died after being thrown from his horse), Saint Paul, Abelard, Agrippa d'Aubigné, and countless other writers, philosophers, theologians, or kings who fell off their horses--not to forget Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who was knocked over by a dog. Being "unsaddled" can also be associated, as Quignard shows in regard to Nietzsche, with an "overturning" of values. Scenes of war, hunting, "fleeing" or sexuality--"When lovers have a horse ride, they gallop in another world"--come before our eyes, each time from those unsettling vantage points that Quignard knows how to find. As ever, he ranges far and wide in his intense quest, taking examples from across human history, from the neolithic age to his own childhood memories of postwar Le Havre in northern France.  

### Author Biography

**Pascal Quignard** is the author of more than sixty titles and is widely regarded as one of the foremost literary French writers today. In 2002, he won France's most prestigious literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, with _The Roving Shadows_, the first work of nonfiction to win the prize. **John Taylor** has translated several French writers and poets into English. He is the author of several books, including the three-volume essay collection _Paths to Contemporary French Literature_, as well as _The Apocalypse Tapestries_ and _If Night Is Falling_.  

**Number of Pages:** 252

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN

**Publication Date:** November 10, 2023

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