{
"item_title" : "La Batarde",
"item_author" : [" Violette Leduc", "Derek Coltman", "Deborah Levy "],
"item_description" : "An obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, La B tarde relates Violette Leduc's long search for her own identity through a series of agonizing and passionate love affairs with both men and women.When first published, La B tarde earned Violette Leduc comparisons to Jean Genet for the frank depiction of her sexual escapades and immoral behavior. A confession that contains portraits of several famous French authors, this book is more than just a scintillating memoir--like that of Henry Miller, Leduc's brilliant writing style and attention to language transform this autobiography into a work of art.",
"item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/62/897/457/1628974575_b.jpg",
"price_data" : {
"retail_price" : "18.95", "online_price" : "18.95", "our_price" : "18.95", "club_price" : "18.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : ""
}
}
La Batarde
Overview
An obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, La B tarde relates Violette Leduc's long search for her own identity through a series of agonizing and passionate love affairs with both men and women.
When first published, La B tarde earned Violette Leduc comparisons to Jean Genet for the frank depiction of her sexual escapades and immoral behavior. A confession that contains portraits of several famous French authors, this book is more than just a scintillating memoir--like that of Henry Miller, Leduc's brilliant writing style and attention to language transform this autobiography into a work of art.
Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9781628974577
- ISBN-10: 1628974575
- Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
- Publish Date: June 2023
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.43 x 1.65 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Page Count: 672
Related Categories
