The Four Roads Hotel |
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| Author:
| Théoret, France |
| Translator:
| Flotow, Luise |
| Series title: | Essential Translations Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-77183-210-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2017 |
| Publisher: | Guernica Editions, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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In exchange for the slavish obedience of her two daughters, the mother promises to support them against the tyrannical father. Rather than Montreal or the suburbs, the family settle in a hotel at the cross-roads of a practically deserted village. An impenetrable forest surrounds the hotel where the usual customers resemble characters from Hugo and Gorki. In hopes of escape, the younger daughter marries while the elder, against her parents' wishes, immerses herself in studies and...
More DescriptionIn exchange for the slavish obedience of her two daughters, the mother promises to support them against the tyrannical father. Rather than Montreal or the suburbs, the family settle in a hotel at the cross-roads of a practically deserted village. An impenetrable forest surrounds the hotel where the usual customers resemble characters from Hugo and Gorki. In hopes of escape, the younger daughter marries while the elder, against her parents' wishes, immerses herself in studies and questions whose answers may prove disturbing.