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The book of proper names / Amelie Nothomb ; translated from the French by Shaun Whiteside.
Van Pelt Library PQ2674.O778 R6313 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nothomb, Amélie.
- Standardized Title:
- Robert des noms propres. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 122 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition:
- First U.S. edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- The latest novel by France's "literary lioness" ("Elle" Magazine) tells the story of an orphan girl named--haplessly--Plectrude. Raised by an eccentric if loving aunt, she is a dreamy child who is discovered to have enormous gifts as a dancer. Accepted at Paris's most prestigious ballet school, Plectrude devotes herself to artistic perfection, until the body can take no more.
- ISBN:
- 0312320558
- OCLC:
- 54817132
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