The Illusionist |
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| Author:
| Mallet-Joris, Françoise |
| Introduction by:
| Castle, Terry |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57344-253-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2006 |
| Publisher: | Start Publishing LLC
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| Imprint: | Cleis Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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Flemish writer Fran#65533;oise Mallet-Joris was 20 years old in 1951 when her first novel, Le Rempart des Beguines- published in English as The Illusionist - created a sensation in France. This contemplative, beautifully written book, with its dark undercurrents of desire, has its origins in Madame Bovary and the novels of Colette, and was a precursor to Fran#65533;oise Sagan's similarly themed Bonjour Tristesse.
Flemish writer Fran#65533;oise Mallet-Joris was 20 years old in 1951 when her first novel, Le Rempart des Beguines- published in English as The Illusionist - created a sensation in France. This contemplative, beautifully written book, with its dark undercurrents of desire, has its origins in Madame Bovary and the novels of Colette, and was a precursor to Fran#65533;oise Sagan's similarly themed Bonjour Tristesse.