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Three
Ann Quin
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Description for Three
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-- Ruth and Leonard's young female boarder, S., disappears under circumstances that suggest suicide. As the couple pours over her diary, audio tapes, and movies, their obsession with the enigmatic young girl takes over their relationship. Three combines laconic dialogue with poetic impressionism in an incisive exploration of the hidden emotions and sexual undercurrents of the British middle class.
-- Ruth and Leonard's young female boarder, S., disappears under circumstances that suggest suicide. As the couple pours over her diary, audio tapes, and movies, their obsession with the enigmatic young girl takes over their relationship. Three combines laconic dialogue with poetic impressionism in an incisive exploration of the hidden emotions and sexual undercurrents of the British middle class.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
Number of Pages
143
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564782724
SKU
V9781564782724
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99-15
About Ann Quin
Ann Quin, one of the best kept secrets of British experimental writing, has garnered comparisons to such diverse writers as Samuel Beckett and Nathalie Sarraute. Before her death in 1973, she published four novels, including "Berg" and "Passages". In 1964 she became the first female recipient of the D. H. Lawrence Fellowship which allowed her to travel to the U.S., ... Read more
Reviews for Three
"The amount of wit and beauty Three finds in its own uncertainty makes it one of the most compelling novels of its time." —Juliet Jacques, Music & Literature "Exquisitely written from the first page to the last." —The Scotsman "‘I suspect that Ann Quin will eventually be viewed, alongside BS Johnson and Alexander Trocchi, as one of ... Read more