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Madeleine Is Sleeping
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ISBN10: 1250781337
ISBN13: 9781250781338
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: Oct 27 2020
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.80 Width: 4.90 Depth: 7.50
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781250781338
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: Oct 27 2020
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.80 Width: 4.90 Depth: 7.50
Language: English
A National Book Award Finalist, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum's enchanting and inventive first novel is a groundbreaking, contemporary classic
When a girl falls into a mysterious, 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. Madeleine, the dreamer, travels in their midst, trying to make sense of her own metamorphosis. She leaves home, joins a gypsy circus, and falls into an unexpected triangle of desire and love.Embracing the earthy and the ethereal, the comical and the poignant, Madeleine Is Sleeping is part fairy tale, part coming-of-age story, and above all, an adventure in the discovery of art, sexuality, community, and the self.
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