The Origin of the World

di Pierre Michon (Autore)

Wyatt Mason (Traduttore)

Yale University Press, 2013

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.

• Autore: Pierre Michon
• Traduttore: Wyatt Mason
• Editore: Yale University Press
• Collana: The Margellos World Republic of Letters
• Anno: 2013
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 112 p.
• Dimensioni: 197 x 127 mm
• Peso: 159 gr.
• EAN: 9780300180701

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