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The Origin of the World
Pierre Michon
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Description for The Origin of the World
Paperback. 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. Translator(s): Mason, Wyatt. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 138.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
The Margellos World Republic of Letters
Condition
New
Weight
138g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300180701
SKU
V9780300180701
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Ref
99-50
About Pierre Michon
Pierre Michon is an author of high acclaim in France and Europe. He was winner of the Prix France Culture in 1984 for his first book, Small Lives, and of the 1996 Prix de la Ville de Paris for his body of work. He lives in France. Wyatt Mason, a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and a ... Read more
Reviews for The Origin of the World
“While in part an ode to the obsessive absorption unrequited love can impose on one’s psyche, The Origin of the World more importantly stands as a meditation on love, life, sex, and death, and the hidden violence that lies in wait at the intersections of each. With poetic concision, Pierre Michon has created a story that is simultaneously a fabulistic, ... Read more