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The Baby
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A renowned French author asks fundamental questions about motherhood, gender roles and identity. A must read for fans of Rachel Cusk, Sheila Heti, Jenny Offill and Maggie Nelson
A renowned French author asks fundamental questions about motherhood, gender roles and identity. A must read for fans of Rachel Cusk, Sheila Heti, Jenny Offill and Maggie Nelson.
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The Baby is a mother's project and a writer's project—how to reconcile these two demanding roles? What is a baby? And why are there so few of them in literature? Through notes taken in the months after her first child was born, Darrieussecq, in her characteristically ingenious style, makes observations that will bring smiles and grimaces of recognition, and raise important questions.
Along with the banal drudgery of childcare, there is the euphoria, the obsession, the terror and the visceral focus on the body. Arguing with 'Saint de Beauvoir', Darrieussecq examines how women as mothers are targeted from all angles. How, she asks, can a woman be more and other than a mother?
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Marie Darrieussecq's The Baby is praised for its enchanting and profound exploration of motherhood, blending clarity with emotional depth without sentimentality. Critics highlight its magical and honest depiction of maternal experiences, drawing comparisons to other literary works for its seamless integration of the physical and philosophical aspects of motherhood. The book is noted for its original style and is considered a thrilling and must-read exploration of parenthood.
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ISBN: 9781911231264
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 July 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Text Publishing
Contributors:
- Translated by Penny Hueston
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Marie Darrieussecq is a French writer born in Bayonne in 1969. Her first novel, Pig Tales, was published in 1996 and translated into thirty-five languages. She has written more than twenty books. In 2013 she was awarded both the Prix Médicis and the Prix des Prix for her novel Men. She lives in Paris.
Penny Hueston has translated four earlier books by Marie Darrieussecq: All the Way, Men, Being Here: The Life of Paula Modersohn and Our Life in the Forest.
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