The Wedding - Couverture souple

Queffelec, Yann

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340493593 ISBN 13 : 9780340493595

Editeur : Sceptre, 1989

Synopsis

Originally published as "Les Noces Barbares" and winner of the 1985 Prix Goncourt, this novel centres on the intense and disturbing relationship between a mother and her son, born as the result of a brutal rape when she was a young girl. Other works include "Le Charme Noir" and "Bela Bartok".

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In a small French town the baker's daughter is brutally raped. She bears a son, Ludo, whose love for his mother is strong and passionate. She, however, has only to look into his piercing green eyes to be reminded of the terrible night of his conception, a memory which haunts their relationship to the end of their days. Ludo's existence with the afflicted heroine and her husband of convenience is strange and troubled, leading him to be sent to an institution for difficult children, over which a warped form of Catholicism presides. All these elements combine to determine the peculiar course of Ludo's life.

Revue de presse

An outstanding novel. --The Observer

Queffelec's novel will stir your soul. --Le Figaro

Queffelec's novel will stir your soul. --Le Figaro

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sceptre
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0340493593
• ISBN 13: 9780340493595
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible