Name: Michon, p: Origin of the World (World Republic of Letters (Yale))
Price: 7.66 GBP
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Author: Pierre Michon
ISBN: 9780300180701

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Pierre Michon

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780300180701

Synopsis "Michon, p: Origin of the World (World Republic of Letters (Yale))"

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.