The Abyss
Marguerite Yourcenar instantly assumes command of our imagination in her novel The Abyss. Almost before we know it the author establishes a scene and time, and engages us in the fate of two cousins.
Marguerite Yourcenar instantly assumes command of our imagination in her novel The Abyss. Almost before we know it the author establishes a scene and time, and engages us in the fate of two cousins.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780374516666 (0374516669)
Publish date: August 1st 1981
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 600
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
20th Century,
Philosophy,
Roman,
France,
French Literature,
Belgian
(I can see that this is going to be tough going as fiction, as Chris says -- and probably not worth the effort - for me, at least. But I'll let the "initial comment" below stand, and put this book back on the shelf. The Author's Note at the back of the book is worth reading.)Initial comment:In the n...
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