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The Maid's Request
Michèle Desbordes
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Description for The Maid's Request
Paperback. At the behest of the French king an artist has journeyed from Italy to lead his school of students in the design and construction of a chateau in the Loire Valley. This novel tells the story of an enigmatic relationship between a 16th-century Italian painter and his servant. Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 12. Weight in Grams: 124. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
The Maid's Request tells the beautiful story of an enigmatic relationship between a 16th-century Italian painter and his servant. At the behest of the French king the artist has journeyed from Italy to lead his school of students in the design and construction of a château in the Loire Valley. Despite the fact that master and servant seldom talk, each is acutely aware of the other's presence and routine. He gives her gifts of clothing and jewellery; she is sensitive to his every need. He imagines them dying together, envisaging her as lover, angel, Madonna. ... Read more
The Maid's Request tells the beautiful story of an enigmatic relationship between a 16th-century Italian painter and his servant. At the behest of the French king the artist has journeyed from Italy to lead his school of students in the design and construction of a château in the Loire Valley. Despite the fact that master and servant seldom talk, each is acutely aware of the other's presence and routine. He gives her gifts of clothing and jewellery; she is sensitive to his every need. He imagines them dying together, envisaging her as lover, angel, Madonna. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571210114
SKU
KJE0001526
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Michèle Desbordes
Michèle Desbordes grew up in Orléans, France. She studied at the Sorbonne and eventually specialised as a book archivist, working in Parisian universities and also as a lecturer in Guadeloupe. The Maid's Request is her first novel, which was first published as La Demande in France to enormous critical acclaim. Her second novel, Le Commandement, is now ... Read more
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