Madeleine Is Sleeping - Brossura

Bynum, Sarah Shun-Lien

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0156032279 ISBN 13: 9780156032278

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2005

Riassunto

When a girl falls into a deep and impenetrable sleep, the borders between her provincial French village and the peculiar, beguiling realm of her dreams begin to disappear: A fat woman sprouts delicate wings and takes flight; a failed photographer stumbles into the role of pornographer; a beautiful young wife grows to resemble her husband's viol. And in their midst travels Madeleine, the dreamer, who is trying to make sense of her own metamorphosis as she leaves home, joins a gypsy circus, and falls into an unexpected triangle of desire and love.

Madeleine Is Sleeping received jubilant critical acclaim and was honored with a National Book Award nomination. Part fairy tale, part coming-of-age story, this "dream of a book" (Michael Cunningham) is an adventure in the discovery of art, sexuality, community, and the self.
 

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PRAISE FOR MADELEINE IS SLEEPING

"Bynum's lush, poetic imagery is full of vivid, sensuous details one can almost smell, taste, and feel . . . Achingly human and poignantly telling."--The Boston Globe

"Hypnotic . . . A small, enchanting novel that appeals to the naughty, insolent child in each of us."--USA Today

L'autore:

SARAH SHUN-LIEN BYNUM's fiction has appeared in the Georgia Review and Alaska Quarterly Review. She lives in Los Angeles.

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• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0156032279
• ISBN 13: 9780156032278
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 259