A Nail, a Rose Contributor(s): Bourdouxhe, Madeleine (Author), Evans, Faith (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1782275134 ISBN-13: 9781782275138 Publisher: Pushkin Collection
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2019 * Out of Print * Click for more in this series: Pushkin Collection |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: 843.912 |
Series: Pushkin Collection |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.7" W x 6.4" L (0.40 lbs) 224 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2019 pg. 8 |
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Publisher Description: Enchanting stories of women's inner lives by the rediscovered Belgian author Madeleine Bourdouxhe The seven stories in A Nail, A Rose confirm Madeleine Bourdouxhe's status as an under-appreciated master of the form. Like her critically lauded novels Marie and La Femme de Giles, these stories tunnel into the conflicted hearts of their female characters in fluid, beautiful prose. These are stories of longing and dissatisfaction, of mundane lives ruptured by strange currents of feeling. A woman, wandering alone and heartbroken, is first attacked and then romantically pursued by a stranger, who returns to her house to offer her gifts. A maid wears her mistress's expensive coat to meet her lover, but finds herself more preoccupied with fantasies of intimacy with her mistress. With piercing insight and candour, Bourdouxhe offers seven unforgettable portraits of the expansive inner lives of ordinary women. |
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