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Sara must recover from her grief over her mother's death and an aging woman must come to terms with the fact she is no longer young
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Text: English, French (translation)
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Both of these fragile novellas cast a woman's crisis in feminist perspective. In each, the woman takes a therapeutic holiday in a foreign or touristic spot, where the local gaiety contrasts with her inner state and emphasizes her alienation. In "Cannibals in Sicily," Sara grieves obsessively over her mother's recent death. Observed through the eyes of her narrator husband, a device that distances readers, Sara is reminded of her loss by the places they visit (e.g., the catacombs). But the sights also serve as way stations on Sara's journey toward reconciliation and wholeness. "The Bathing Huts," a more satisfying tale, traces the growth of a nameless "young woman"a grandmother of 50during a sojourn in Brittany. Bruised by her husband's homosexual affairs, the woman, a writer, learns to relish her "hidden life" by the sea, where she hopes to invest her new work with love. When a charming old blue-eyed sailor offers her his bathing beach hut, she makes it her home and falls in love with the owner. The brief adventure reaffirms her womanliness and her art. Popular French novelist Lange is also a biographer of Edith Piaf and a screenwriter.
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- PublisherMarion Boyars
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 071452879X
- ISBN 13 9780714528793
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages186
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Cannibals in Sicily and the Bathing Huts Two Novels
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Hardcover. translated by Barbara Beaumont. part of the Iris series. 186 pages plus ads, may have black line on top page edge.; 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 " Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 49750
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Cannibals in Sicily and The Bathing Huts: Two Novels (Iris Series)
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Marion Boyars, London & New York, 1988
ISBN 10: 071452879X
ISBN 13: 9780714528793
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. First edition thus, hardcover, has a shallow skew to the binding with a light pull at the copyright page, as well as slight bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, a touch of wear to the edges, and mild age toning to the text block. Otherwise, this is a solid, Very Good copy in a like dust jacket, which has light bumps with very short tears and creases to the spine ends and corners, rubbing with slight edge wear to the covers, and a hint of sunning to the spine. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar. Seller Inventory # 202678
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