Images |
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| Author:
| Bouchard, Louise |
| Translator:
| Tipper, Christine |
| Series title: | Essential Translations Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55071-933-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2015 |
| Publisher: | Guernica Editions, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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In a letter that she writes to a certain Théodore, the narrator in Images evokes a tumultuous period in her life: her adolescence. During this period, filled with anxiety and panic, she found help and comfort from Dorothée, a young woman barely older than her, who helped her escape her nightmare existence. What was the young Isaac so afraid of at the time? And why is she now remembering the terrifying events of her youth? Images is about the fear of dying, the pull death has on us, and...
More DescriptionIn a letter that she writes to a certain Théodore, the narrator in Images evokes a tumultuous period in her life: her adolescence. During this period, filled with anxiety and panic, she found help and comfort from Dorothée, a young woman barely older than her, who helped her escape her nightmare existence. What was the young Isaac so afraid of at the time? And why is she now remembering the terrifying events of her youth? Images is about the fear of dying, the pull death has on us, and how we seek the help and comfort of others in an effort to escape this nightmare.