1979 is a 2001 novel by the Swiss writer Christian Kracht. It is set in 1979 and tells the story of a homosexual young man who travels to Tehran with his ex-boyfriend at the time of the Iranian Revolution, where his co-traveller dies during a drug binge. He is then convinced to travel to Tibet to climb the sacred Mount Kailash, only to be captured by the Chinese army. The man is largely unaffected by the political events around him and pays more attention to art, music, food and furnishings. The original book cover was designed by Peter Saville, known for his record sleeves for artists associated with Factory Records.
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| - 1979 (Roman) (de)
- 1979 (novel) (en)
- Fin de party (fr)
- 1979 (roman) (sv)
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| - 1979 is a 2001 novel by the Swiss writer Christian Kracht. It is set in 1979 and tells the story of a homosexual young man who travels to Tehran with his ex-boyfriend at the time of the Iranian Revolution, where his co-traveller dies during a drug binge. He is then convinced to travel to Tibet to climb the sacred Mount Kailash, only to be captured by the Chinese army. The man is largely unaffected by the political events around him and pays more attention to art, music, food and furnishings. The original book cover was designed by Peter Saville, known for his record sleeves for artists associated with Factory Records. (en)
- 1979 ist der Titel eines 2001 erschienenen Romans des schweizerischen Schriftstellers Christian Kracht, dessen Roman Faserland 1995 einen Boom der sogenannten Popliteratur auslöste. (de)
- Fin de party, titré 1979 en allemand, est un roman de l'écrivain suisse Christian Kracht paru en 2001. L'intrigue suit un homme et son petit ami à Téhéran en 1979, lors d'une fête, à l'issue de laquelle le petit ami décède. Le protagoniste se retrouve alors à faire l'ascension du mont Kailash, puis son autocritique dans un camp de redressement maoïste où il est fait prisonnier. La couverture de l'édition originale allemande a été conçu par Peter Saville, connu pour ses pochettes de disques pour Factory Records. Le livre a été publié en français en 2003, traduit par Philippe Giraudon. (fr)
- 1979 är en roman från 2001 av den schweiziske författaren Christian Kracht. Den handlar om en ung inredningsarkitekt som upplever iranska revolutionen under en natt av dekadent festande. Därefter besöker han det heliga berget Kailash i Tibet och blir tillfångatagen av kinesiska militärer. (sv)
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| - 1979 is a 2001 novel by the Swiss writer Christian Kracht. It is set in 1979 and tells the story of a homosexual young man who travels to Tehran with his ex-boyfriend at the time of the Iranian Revolution, where his co-traveller dies during a drug binge. He is then convinced to travel to Tibet to climb the sacred Mount Kailash, only to be captured by the Chinese army. The man is largely unaffected by the political events around him and pays more attention to art, music, food and furnishings. The original book cover was designed by Peter Saville, known for his record sleeves for artists associated with Factory Records. (en)
- 1979 ist der Titel eines 2001 erschienenen Romans des schweizerischen Schriftstellers Christian Kracht, dessen Roman Faserland 1995 einen Boom der sogenannten Popliteratur auslöste. (de)
- Fin de party, titré 1979 en allemand, est un roman de l'écrivain suisse Christian Kracht paru en 2001. L'intrigue suit un homme et son petit ami à Téhéran en 1979, lors d'une fête, à l'issue de laquelle le petit ami décède. Le protagoniste se retrouve alors à faire l'ascension du mont Kailash, puis son autocritique dans un camp de redressement maoïste où il est fait prisonnier. La couverture de l'édition originale allemande a été conçu par Peter Saville, connu pour ses pochettes de disques pour Factory Records. Le livre a été publié en français en 2003, traduit par Philippe Giraudon. (fr)
- 1979 är en roman från 2001 av den schweiziske författaren Christian Kracht. Den handlar om en ung inredningsarkitekt som upplever iranska revolutionen under en natt av dekadent festande. Därefter besöker han det heliga berget Kailash i Tibet och blir tillfångatagen av kinesiska militärer. (sv)
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