Deambrosis (172 résultats)

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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Dorita has made a success of life: she has a husband with a good position, children, furs, jewels, cars, a rich social life. In a crowded shopping street she meets Carmen, an old school friend she has not seen for years. Carmen is the dowdy, studious one. She has qualified as a teacher but is unmarried. She has none of the glamour of Dorita, but her self-esteem is bolstered by her belief that she is indispensable to her sister's family as a baby-sitter. A coffee to have a chat over past times is followed by a Martini, then another and another. Beneath the friendly chat, each woman tries to assert her sense of her own value, and things become more and more fraught until, in a grotesque attempt to prove her sexual superiority, Dorita goes to the toilet for a sexual encounter with a man sitting at the next table. AUTHOR: Of Spanish and Greek origin, Mercedes Deambrosis is a new and individual voice in French fiction. Milagrosa, her first novel,(Dedalus edition 2002) has been described as a revelation, a stylistic tour de force. Marie-Claire said, "Mercedes Deambrosis is an unknown. That is quite normal, this is her first novel. But what assurance! One would swear it was written by an author at the height of her powers." An accidental meeting between two old acquaintances turns into a long evening of bitter, drunken humiliations for both. In her second novel, Deambrosis (Milagrosa, 2002), a French author of Greek and Spanish descent, offers a brief, almost parable-like tale that's bent on exposing the arrogance that accompanies success and the neuroses that pollute a life full of failures. Dorita and Carmen knew each other in high school, but when they accidentally meet again on a winter's day outside a bustling Spanish department store, they're 50-somethings who've settled into very different lifestyles: Carmen is a mousy, timid schoolteacher caring for her sister's family instead of starting one of her own, while Dorita married up, to a cardiologist, and enjoys a ladies-who-lunch lifestyle of nice clothes and shiny jewelry. Dorita's proud enough-and insecure enough-to tell anybody who'll listen just how fortunate she is, and soon after the two decide to go out for drinks, Dorita turns Carmen into her punching bag, criticizing Carmen's beverage choices, her coat, her purse, even the handkerchief she uses to clean her glasses. Dorita becomes only more verbally abusive as the night drunkenly drags on, which of course only reveals the depths of her neediness; by the time Dorita attempts to seduce a young man in a dive bar, she's a thoroughly grotesque, hollowed-out creature. The familiar, hackneyed version of a story with two characters like these would end with Dorita's comeuppance and Carmen's sudden acquisition of a backbone. But Deambrosis resists the impulse to fall into cliches; though Dorita's actions are contemptible, she's not entirely wrong about Carmen, and as we learn more about Carmen's history (including a long-kept secret relating to the title of the book), she becomes as pitiable as she is goodhearted. Though it's a relatively unambitious novel-more like a one-act play than a full-bodied narrative-it accomplishes quite a bit within its limited boundaries. Slim but potent. (Kirkus Reviews) Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Etat : New. Dorita meets Carmen, an old school friend that she hasn't seen for years, in a crowded street and they go for a coffee. Beneath the friendly chat, each woman tries to assert her sense of her own value, and things become more and more fraught.

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Etat : New. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. . 2005. paperback. . . . .

Etat : New. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. . 2005. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Etat : Very Good. : Milagrosa es una novela de la escritora Mercedes Deambrosis, publicada en 2009. La historia se centra en la vida de Milagrosa, una joven que crece bajo la sombra de su madre, Carmencita, y la dictadura de Franco. Carmencita, ferviente seguidora del régimen, inculca a su familia los preceptos políticos y religiosos del mismo. Milagrosa, por miedo a decepcionarla, se impone reglas estrictas hasta que alcanza la edad de la razón. La novela explora temas como la represión, la identidad y la búsqueda de la libertad en un contexto histórico y social complejo. EAN: 9782757809457 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Milagrosa Autor: Mercedes Deambrosis Editorial: POINTS Idioma: fr Páginas: 224 Formato: libro de bolsillo.…

Couverture souple. Etat : Bon. Seuil collection , 2006. 1 volume broché(s) format In-12 bon.

Couverture souple. Etat : Bon. Seuil collection , 2006. 3 volumes broché(s) format In-12 bon.

Couverture souple. Etat : Bon. Buchet Chastel collection , 2004. 1 volume broché(s) format In-8 bon.

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Softcover. Etat : Très bon. Tome 72. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Volume 72. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.