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In Jacques RÃ©da: Being There, Almost, Aaron Prevots studies the work of this major contemporary French writer since the 1950sâ€”poetry, novels, literary essays, short prose, jazz histories. He particularly examines RÃ©daâ€™s explorations of place, including how the â€˜worldâ€™s energyâ€™ becomes the ideal dancing partner, poetry incarnate in oneâ€™s arms. RÃ©da embodies â€˜being there, almostâ€™ because he wanders with great wisdom yet renounces any glory in this metaphorical dance. He aligns us with the outer worldâ€™s rhythms and timeâ€™s passage. Fleeting waves of perception create a voluptuous, unified whole. In considering the arc of RÃ©daâ€™s works from 1952-2015, Aaron Prevots locates a progression from post-Baudelairean flÃ¢nerie to commemoration of childhood, classical antiquity, fellow writers, jazz, physics, swing, theology, and trains.