$17.99
A monument of language for a flamboyant mother
Flamboyant, proud, and dominant, Josée is unrecognizable after suffering a stroke, which strips her of the ability to speak. Harnessing his power as a playwright and dexterity as a poet, Lanoye weaves together autobiography and fiction to recount the last years of his mother’s life. At the same time he paints a colorful picture of growing up and coming to terms with his homosexuality. Humor, pain and copious amounts of love run throughout this critically acclaimed novel.
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Pages | 360 |
Paperbook ISBN | 978-1-64286-006-1 |
Ebook ISBN | 978-1-64286-026-9 |
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Publication date | November 6, 2018 |
Price | $17.99 |
Tom Lanoye is an award-winning, highly acclaimed Belgian novelist, poet, and playwright… Read more
“A playful, touching, and verbally extravagant memoir-novel of grief” —Kirkus Reviews
“The best Lanoye has ever written” —De Tijd
“Painful, gripping, and harrowing, full of verbal pyrotechnics” —Metro
“Heart-wrenching and hilarious” —De Morgen
“Lanoye breaks out the best of his narrative power and his stylistic brilliance.” —Humo