The passion according to Renée Vivien
Publishing date:8 may 2019
Categories:Fiction
Synopsis:
A French scholar in the twenties and a screenwriter in the eighties, each moved by different interests, follow, each in their own way, the trail of Renée Vivien, an English poetess who lived in Paris at the beginning of the century. Their research combines with the appearance of a series of people who knew here and recollect her brief, intense life.
Highlights
Highlights The passion according to Renée Vivien
Maria-Mercè Marçal novelizes the figure of Renée Vivien, the first poet since Sappho to sing openly of love between women.
Technical Data
| Technical data | Publish date: 8 may 2019 ISBN: 978-84-7588-764-7 Pages: 368 Imprint: Edicions Proa |
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| Rights sold | Seix Barral (Spanish), Milena Verlag (Germany), Luciana Tufano Editrice (Italy), Škuc (Slovakia). |
| Reviews | A wild, unnerving book, audacious and full of insight. A book Maria Mercè Marçal spent ten years writing and that would become her only novel. |