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Not someone who just tells a provocative story and is unafraid to reveal the most offensive parts of her personality and of her experience, but someone who is in love with words, struggles with them, wrestles with language, dies for adjectives, is tortured by her search for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ele mot juste\u003c\/em\u003e.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eWomen's Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“There are a number of similarities, both literary and personal, between Violette Leduc and Jean Genet. . . . Both are completely indifferent to conventional moral values, and describe their thefts, homosexual exploits or black market profiteering with a strange innocence that is only partly the result of a deliberate pose.”\u003cstrong\u003e —\u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“The experiences Leduc records exemplify, without intellectualizing, many of the ideas of Sartre, Genet and Simone de Beauvoir. Her insights are sparks thrown off by the striking of her senses and emotions. They define without structuring.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe New Leader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLa B\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eâ\u003c\/i\u003etarde\u003c\/em\u003e is a success based not on wit, wisdom or literary grace but on the unpleasant pleasure many people find in watching someone else behave shamelessly.” \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa B\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eâ\u003c\/i\u003etarde\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most extraordinary books to have come out of France in some time.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"A bestseller in France at its first publication, Violette Leduc's autobiographical \u003cem\u003eLa Bâtarde\u003c\/em\u003e is an oft-overlooked classic of feminist literature.\"\u003cstrong\u003e —The New Inquiry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eInformation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViolette Leduc\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1907-1972) has been referred to as \"France's greatest unknown writer.\" Admired by Jean Genet, Nathalie Sarraute, and Albert Camus, Leduc was championed by Simone de Beauvoir when she published her scandalous autobiography \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Batarde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1964). Like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTherese and Isabelle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, many of her audacious novels are largely inspired by her life. She is the subject of Martin Provost's biopic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eViolette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2013).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimone de Beauvoir \u003c\/strong\u003e(1908-1986) was a French writer and existentialist philosopher best known for her trailblazing work of feminist philosophy \u003cem\u003eThe Second Sex. \u003c\/em\u003eShe was the recipient of many awards including the 1954 Prix Goncourt, the 1975 Jerusalem Prize, and the 1978 Austrian State Prize for European Literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Levy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e writes fiction, plays, and poetry. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eShe is the author of highly praised novels, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Man Who Saw Everything\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (longlisted for the Booker Prize), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHot Milk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (both Man Booker Prize finalists), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Unloved, and Billy and Girl, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ethe acclaimed story collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Black Vodka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, and her ‘living’ autobiography trilogy: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThings I Don't Want to Know\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Cost of Living \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eReal Estate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. Levy lives in London and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDerek Coltman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e has translated such French works as Marie-Claire Blais's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA Season in the Life of Emmanuel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, Jean Varenne's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eYoga and the Hindu Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, and Violette Leduc's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLa Batarde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e. He lives in England.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42627516137627,"sku":"9781628974577","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":42627516170395,"sku":"9781628974843","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/2915\/9067\/files\/labatarde.jpg?v=1685570687"},{"product_id":"mayo","title":"Flame Trees in May","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKarla Marrufo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated by Allison A. DeFreese\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: 9781628974645\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date: 5\/2\/2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her most experimental work to date, Karla Marrufo Huchim explores universal themes with appreciable specificity: loneliness, family angst, memory loss—from a perspective belonging singularly to a native of the Yucatán Peninsula. Mayo’s unnamed narrator is an older woman, isolated in her domestic life, who is both suffering from memory loss and intent on recounting the lives of three generations of her family. The Yucatán culture and community that Marrufo describes through her narrator’s fine but faltering mind will be foreign but not fetishized for American readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eMayo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“There are stories that cannot help but change us forever, and \u003cem\u003eMayo\u003c\/em\u003e, with its showers of golden rain, its flame trees on fire, its dark sun and the drips and drops that form bubbles, is one of them.”—Nidia Cuan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarla Marrufo Huchim\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a Doctorate in Hispanic-American Literature from the Universidad Veracruzana. Her work has been recognized with several prestigious literary awards including the 2005-2007 National Wilberto Cantón Award in Playwriting; the XVI José Díaz Bolio Poetry Prize for \u003cem\u003eLa Ciudad en Ti\u003c\/em\u003e (Centro Cultural ProHispen, 2016) and the 2014 National Dolores Castro in Narration for her novel \u003cem\u003eMayo\u003c\/em\u003e. She received a fellowship from the Program for the Encouragement of Creation and Artistic Development in Yucatán, which resulted in the publication of her book \u003cem\u003eMérida lo Invisible\u003c\/em\u003e (published under the title \u003cem\u003eArquitecturas de lo Invisible\u003c\/em\u003e in its second printing).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllison A. deFreese\u003c\/strong\u003e has translated works by María Negroni, Luis Chitarroni, Amado Nervo, and other Latin American writers. Her writing and literary translations have appeared in 60 magazines and journals, including: \u003cem\u003eAsymptote, Solstice, The New York Quarterly, Quick Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSouthwestern American Literature\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcerpt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003edid you know there’s a word in mayan that resembles your name?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eit means forgetting, like when you wake up from a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eterrible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003edream, and all that remains are those strange, disturbing images floating in your mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003etiresias must have those dreams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003edo cats dream?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebecause the hair on his back stands on end when he’s sleeping—his paws tense, displaying his claws, and he moans as if having nightmares.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003esometimes i think that, even while asleep, he’s watching us, and to him we must seem like terrifying creatures from a horror movie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewe should share our dreams. scribble them down on any scrap of paper we can find, upon wakening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebreathless\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoverwhelmed with despair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the early morning. they say you can even interpret your dreams. on television the other day, i watched this shadow of a woman explain the meaning of certain symbols that often appear in dreams. but really, the meaning isn’t the most important thing, what matters most is remembering \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe pain from those needles in your temples\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe wakeful hours after lovemaking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyour dreams, and later sharing their meanings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecome here, touch the wall. it feels warm and humid, and must be about to burst out into a thousand bubbles. there are days when i wake at dawn with the feeling that the world is on the verge of destruction—like in those prophecies about the apocalypse. didn’t i tell you? last night i dreamed the moon was falling toward the earth. you would have loved it—the whole world was there watching with me, and it was quite the show. i looked up suddenly, and there was the moon, illuminating the night sky with orange rays of light, such a golden yellow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflamboyanes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in full bloom—flame trees instead of clouds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand i thought, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis is what it would be like to see through the thick layers of sunlight that are killing us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. i looked up again, and the moon had turned crystal clear, like a stained-glass window—with curved flourishes suggesting branches or labyrinths \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enothing at all like my cereal box or energy shakes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand without warning, the moon began spinning quickly, then spinning around much too fast until it fell to earth right in front of us, leaving the sky dark and empty. i stood there paralyzed and numb, and could not stop looking at the great orange ball lying smashed on the asphalt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea thousand tires had run over it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003euntil someone at my side \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewho could it have been?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003etold me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat’s how the moon protests that humanity has set the world on this course. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ei don’t know a thing about protests, but this seemed like a compelling act of dissent, on the moon’s part, to show its disapproval. what do you think it means? i wish i could learn to interpret my dreams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto play chess and prevent catastrophes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebut no one will show me how to do it. sometimes a woman with white hair reads horoscopes on tv, and talks about the significance of snakes in dreams. i don’t really believe her, the lies slither out from corners of her mouth, and snakes have never appeared in my dreams. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyour grandfather dreamed all the time, he did, and his dreams were intense. he would wake up sweating, leap out of his hammock with one sudden movement, and rinse his whole body under cold water. did you know that before he died, your grandfather whispered some words in my ear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat random\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eincluding a word that resembled your name. i wish your grandfather and i \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe man was never my father\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehad gotten along better, that i had asked him how he did that trick of pulling a coin from behind his ear—or what magic he had in his arms that would make you stop crying. maybe if we had gotten along better, i would remember all his words. i think he would have liked this house\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etiresias’s malevolent whiskers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand watching you grow up, coming to join the party. mamá panchita wouldn’t have approved, no, but i could live with that. i would have made him his favorite dish, brazo de reina, the queen’s arm . and for the rest of you, beans served in the shape of a little pig. for dessert, caballeros pobres, poor knight’s pudding, and angel food cake. if only i had even the slightest talent, i would love to have learned that language with its heavy accent,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith its sad soul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand full of metaphors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeven if the only memories you have of him are through stories, your grandfather wasn’t a bad man. people never understand the past. because they think, for instance, they know everything that happened, when the truth is he had a secret, right here, where his little anger vein 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