The Origin of the World - Couverture souple

Michon, Pierre

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0300180705 ISBN 13 : 9780300180701

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2013

Synopsis

An exploration of desire by the French master Pierre Michon
 
“A haunting, imagistic book, somehow both lush and spare.”―Martin Riker, Wall Street Journal
 
This spare, unforgettable novel is Pierre Michon’s luminous exploration of the mysteries of desire. A young teacher takes his first job in a sleepy French town. Lost in a succession of rainy days and sleepless nights, he falls under the spell of a town resident, a woman of seductive beauty and singular charm.  
Yvonne. Yvonne. “Everything about her screamed desire . . . setting something in motion while settling a fingertip to the counter, turning her head slightly, gold earrings brushing her cheek while she watched you or watched nothing at all; this desire was open, like a wound; and she knew it, wore it with valor, with passion.” Michon probes the destructive powers of passion and the consuming need for love in this heartbreaking novel.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Pierre Michon is an author of high acclaim in France and Europe. He was winner of the Prix France Culture in 1984 for his first book, Small Lives, and of the 1996 Prix de la Ville de Paris for his body of work. He lives in France. Wyatt Mason, a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and a contributing editor at Harper’s, has translated writing by Pierre Michon, Eric Chevillard, Michel de Montaigne, and Arthur Rimbaud. He teaches at Bard College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300180705
• ISBN 13: 9780300180701
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 92
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