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The Origin of the World / Pierre Michon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Michon, Pierre, Author.
- Series:
- Margellos World Republic of Letters
- The Margellos World Republic of Letters
- Standardized Title:
- Grande Beune. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- French fiction.
- France--Fiction.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (112 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 fingertip to the counter, turning her head slightly, gold earrings brushing her cheek while she watched you or watched nothing at all; this desire was open, like a wound; and she knew it, wore it with valor, with passion." Michon probes the destructive powers of passion and the consuming need for love in this heartbreaking novel.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Origin of the World
- Afterword: Notes from Underground
- Notes:
- Translated from the French.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780300199062
- 0300199066
- OCLC:
- 859835074
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