The Origin of the World - Couverture souple
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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.
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