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Speechless / Tom Lanoye ; translated from the Dutch by Paul Vincent.
Van Pelt Library PT6466.22.A55 L3613 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lanoye, Tom, 1958-
- Standardized Title:
- Sprakeloos. English
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authors, Dutch--20th century--Fiction.
- Authors, Dutch.
- Cerebrovascular disease--Fiction.
- Cerebrovascular disease.
- Genre:
- Autobiographical fiction.
- Fictional autobiographies.
- Fiction.
- Biographical fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 352 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : World Editions, 2018.
- Summary:
- Flamboyant, proud and dominant, Josée is unrecognizable after suffering a stroke, which strips her of the ability to speak and express herself with the expansiveness for which she was known. With style and grace, Lanoye weaves together autobiography, testimony and fiction to recount the last years of his mother's life and the years before her stroke. Harnessing his power as a playwright and dexterity as a poet, Lanoye employs rich prose to paint a colorful picture of growing up and coming to terms with his homosexuality.
- Notes:
- "First published as Sprakeloos in the Netherlands in 2009 by Prometheus."
- ISBN:
- 1642860069
- 9781642860061
- OCLC:
- 1030904103
- Publisher Number:
- 99978778320
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