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La bâtarde = The bastard / Violette Leduc ; introduction by Deborah Levy ; foreword by Simone de Beauvoir ; translated from the French by Derek Coltman.
- Title
- La bâtarde = The bastard / Violette Leduc ; introduction by Deborah Levy ; foreword by Simone de Beauvoir ; translated from the French by Derek Coltman.
- Author
- Leduc, Violette, 1907-1972
- Publication
- [Normal, Ill.] : Dalkey Archive Press, 2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PQ2623.E3657 B313 2003 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxiv, 488 p.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "An obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance. La Batarde 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 Batarde was compared to the work of Jean Genet for the frank depiction of 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 or Charles Bukowski, Leduc's brilliant writing style and attention to language transform this autobiography into a work of art."--Jacket.
- Uniform Title
- Bâtarde. English
- Alternative Title
- Bâtarde.
- Bastard
- La bâtarde
- La bâtarde
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- ISBN
- 1564782891 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2002041532
- OCLC
- 51265125
- SCSB-12453569
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library