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Crazy Genie / by Inès Cagnati ; translated by Liesl Schillinger.
Van Pelt Library PQ2663.A334 G413 2026
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cagnati, Inès, 1937-2007, Author.
- Series:
- New York Review Books classics
- Standardized Title:
- Génie la folle. English http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/97c49ea0-80c8-8851-5f91-20e8393d88f6
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Children--Fiction.
- Children.
- Mothers and daughters--Fiction.
- Mothers and daughters.
- Single mothers--Fiction.
- Single mothers.
- Farm life--France--Fiction.
- Farm life.
- Social isolation--Fiction.
- Social isolation.
- Rural poor--France--Fiction.
- Rural poor.
- Prejudices--Fiction.
- Prejudices.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 152 pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : New York Review Books, 2026.
- Language Note:
- In English, translated from French.
- Summary:
- This novel follows Marie, a young girl living with her socially isolated mother, Genie, in rural France. As Genie works as a farm laborer and remains withdrawn from the surrounding community, Marie seeks her mother's attention and affection. Narrated from the child's perspective, the work examines family relationships, social marginalization, and rural life.
- Other Format:
- Online version Cagnati, Inès, 1937-2007 Crazy Genie
- ISBN:
- 9798896230205
- OCLC:
- 1525245515
- Publisher Number:
- 90104344355
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