The Origin of the World - Couverture rigide

Michon, Pierre

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1562791265 ISBN 13 : 9781562791261

Editeur : Mercury House, 2002

Synopsis

Fiction. Translated from the French by Wyatt Alexander Mason. Pierre Michon is one of the foremost contemporary French writers. He has won many prizes, including the Prix de la Ville de Paris. In THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD, a twenty-year-old takes his first teaching job in a sleepy French town. Lost in a succession of rainy days and sleepless nights, he falls under the spell of one of the town's residents, Yvonne. "Everything about her screamed desire, something that people say enough that it's almost meaningless, but it was a quality that she gave of generously to everyone, to herself, to nothing, when she was alone and had forgotten herself, 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. But what are words?"

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Pierre Michon was born in Cards, France, in 1945. His first work of fiction was published in 1984, and since that time his reputation as one of the foremost, contemporary french writers has become well established. He has won many prizes, including the Prix France Culture for his first novel, Vies miniscules; the Prix Louis Guilloux for the French edition of The Origin of the World; and Prix de la Ville de Paris in 1996 for his body of work. He has published nine books and has seen his novels, stories and essays translated into German, Dutch and Italian. A tenth book will be published in 2003. He lives in Nantes, France

Présentation de l'éditeur

In The Origin of the World, Pierre Michon's spare, unforgettable new novel, a twenty year - old takes his first teaching job in a sleepy French town. Lost in a succession of rainy days and sleepless nights, the young teacher falls under the spell of one of the town's residents, Yvonne, a woman of transcendent beauty.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mercury House
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1562791265
• ISBN 13: 9781562791261
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 84
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible