TY - BOOK N2 - In the medieval village of Bannière stands the 19th-century museum house of the late fictional artist Albert Crucis (simply the genitive of the Latin "crux", 'cross), where a young traveler, whose name is not revealed until midbook, begins his visit to the area. He will run into an antiquarian dealer named Epsilon ("le spion", the spy) and an elusive woman in a red dress, named Atta, who shares his passion for recondite research into the work of Crucis. The two travelers dig for clues in the artist's allegorical paintings, which depict the eight places in question. AB - In the medieval village of Bannière stands the 19th-century museum house of the late fictional artist Albert Crucis (simply the genitive of the Latin "crux", 'cross), where a young traveler, whose name is not revealed until midbook, begins his visit to the area. He will run into an antiquarian dealer named Epsilon ("le spion", the spy) and an elusive woman in a red dress, named Atta, who shares his passion for recondite research into the work of Crucis. The two travelers dig for clues in the artist's allegorical paintings, which depict the eight places in question. T1 - Place names :a brief guide to travels in the book / DA - 2007. CY - Champaign : AU - Ricardou, Jean. AU - Stump, Jordan, CN - PQ2678.I2265 CN - PQ2678.I2265 PB - Dalkey Archive Press, PP - Champaign : LA - eng PY - 2007. ID - 349873 KW - French fiction SN - 9781564784780 (pbk. : alk. paper) SN - 1564784789 (pbk. : alk. paper) TI - Place names :a brief guide to travels in the book / LK - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0721/2007025353.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0721/2007025353.html ER -