Author: Violette Leduc
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN: 9781564782892
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
An obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, La Batarde relates Violette Leduc's long search for her own identity through a series of agonizing and passionate love affairs with both men and women. When first published, La Batarde earned Violette Leduc comparisons to Jean Genet for the frank depiction of her sexual escapades and immoral behavior. A confession that contains portraits of several famous French authors, this book is more than just a scintillating memoir -- like that of Henry Miller, Leduc's brilliant writing style and attention to language transform this autobiography into a work of art.
Bastard
Author: Violette Leduc
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN: 9781564782892
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
An obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, La Batarde relates Violette Leduc's long search for her own identity through a series of agonizing and passionate love affairs with both men and women. When first published, La Batarde earned Violette Leduc comparisons to Jean Genet for the frank depiction of her sexual escapades and immoral behavior. A confession that contains portraits of several famous French authors, this book is more than just a scintillating memoir -- like that of Henry Miller, Leduc's brilliant writing style and attention to language transform this autobiography into a work of art.
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN: 9781564782892
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
An obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, La Batarde relates Violette Leduc's long search for her own identity through a series of agonizing and passionate love affairs with both men and women. When first published, La Batarde earned Violette Leduc comparisons to Jean Genet for the frank depiction of her sexual escapades and immoral behavior. A confession that contains portraits of several famous French authors, this book is more than just a scintillating memoir -- like that of Henry Miller, Leduc's brilliant writing style and attention to language transform this autobiography into a work of art.
The Outsider
Author: Maurice Samuel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Avenging Storm
Author: Maurice Mayben
Publisher: Maurice Mayben
ISBN: 1934759260
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Warning - you will NOT be able to put this book down! Fast paced, lots of twists, and a great ending - I loved it! Diann TonnesenA wounded American soldier in Desert Storm discovers ancient Chinese artifacts in the Iraqi desert that imply a potential cure for cancer, but learns he must return to Iraq, again on the verge of war, to find additional artifacts that complete the formula. Unfortunately, ruthless mercenaries murder his uncle and corrupt government officials conspire to suppress the cure, even if thousands have to die. Derek Storm must summon all of his cunning and martial skills to recover the artifacts and bring the culprits to harsh justice, dispensed by an avenging Storm.
Publisher: Maurice Mayben
ISBN: 1934759260
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Warning - you will NOT be able to put this book down! Fast paced, lots of twists, and a great ending - I loved it! Diann TonnesenA wounded American soldier in Desert Storm discovers ancient Chinese artifacts in the Iraqi desert that imply a potential cure for cancer, but learns he must return to Iraq, again on the verge of war, to find additional artifacts that complete the formula. Unfortunately, ruthless mercenaries murder his uncle and corrupt government officials conspire to suppress the cure, even if thousands have to die. Derek Storm must summon all of his cunning and martial skills to recover the artifacts and bring the culprits to harsh justice, dispensed by an avenging Storm.
The adventures of Maurice Drummore, by Lindon Meadows
Author: Charles Butler Greatrex
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
What Were Little Girls and Boys Made Of?
Author: Laura S. Strumingher
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780873956277
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Primary School Books were vehicles by which authors in nineteenth-century France hoped to shape the future. These authors, members of the middle class, believed in reason and progress and in their own ability to ascertain what was reasonable and to enforce progress. Not surprisingly, they did not always get the cooperation of the people whom they were trying to lead to a civilized life. Peasants, who made up the largest population of those needing progress, in the view of the middle class, did not accept new ideas unquestionably. They worked out their own compromises, evasions, and selections from the portrait of the good life presented to them in the village primary schools. The books of Zulma Carraud are particularly interesting because they were directed specifically to socializing rural children to modern gender roles. Annotated excerpts from her best-selling books, La Petite Jeanne ou le devior and Maurice ou le travail, highlight the growing difference between women's work, which is referred to as "duty" and is portrayed as an expansion of woman's nature, and men's work, which remains a duty to his family, country, and God, but more importantly, becomes a source of fulfillment, provides a sense of achievement and of self worth. In Carraud's books, men use their skills to tame nature, to create civilization, in an ever-expanding field of endeavors, while women's work remains confined to child nurture, house care, care of the sick and elderly. The process of inculcating new values is traced with the aid of school inspectors' reports, the letters and diaries of teachers, and a collection of notebooks kept by rural pupils. These documents provide a rare view of the dialectic nature of historical change.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780873956277
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Primary School Books were vehicles by which authors in nineteenth-century France hoped to shape the future. These authors, members of the middle class, believed in reason and progress and in their own ability to ascertain what was reasonable and to enforce progress. Not surprisingly, they did not always get the cooperation of the people whom they were trying to lead to a civilized life. Peasants, who made up the largest population of those needing progress, in the view of the middle class, did not accept new ideas unquestionably. They worked out their own compromises, evasions, and selections from the portrait of the good life presented to them in the village primary schools. The books of Zulma Carraud are particularly interesting because they were directed specifically to socializing rural children to modern gender roles. Annotated excerpts from her best-selling books, La Petite Jeanne ou le devior and Maurice ou le travail, highlight the growing difference between women's work, which is referred to as "duty" and is portrayed as an expansion of woman's nature, and men's work, which remains a duty to his family, country, and God, but more importantly, becomes a source of fulfillment, provides a sense of achievement and of self worth. In Carraud's books, men use their skills to tame nature, to create civilization, in an ever-expanding field of endeavors, while women's work remains confined to child nurture, house care, care of the sick and elderly. The process of inculcating new values is traced with the aid of school inspectors' reports, the letters and diaries of teachers, and a collection of notebooks kept by rural pupils. These documents provide a rare view of the dialectic nature of historical change.
Bravo, Maurice!
Author: Rebecca Bond
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN: 1630833266
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Since he was a baby, all the members of Maurice's family think he will take up their careers, until one day they discover he has a special gift of his own.
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN: 1630833266
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Since he was a baby, all the members of Maurice's family think he will take up their careers, until one day they discover he has a special gift of his own.
In Order of Appearance
Author: Gardner McKay
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573628702
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573628702
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Popular Music
Author: Roman Iwaschkin
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317223446
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
This is a comprehensive guide to popular music literature, first published in 1986. Its main focus is on American and British works, but it includes significant works from other countries, making it truly international in scope.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317223446
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
This is a comprehensive guide to popular music literature, first published in 1986. Its main focus is on American and British works, but it includes significant works from other countries, making it truly international in scope.
Maurice Duplessis
Author: Marguerite Paulin
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 177070731X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
During his 18-year reign as premier of Quebec, Maurice Duplessis dominated the province and shaped it to his image. A brilliant orator and a scathing wit, Duplessis exercised complete control over his caucus and the Cabinet. If he couldn’t get a vote, he bought it. Politics was the fuel that drove his life. He died on the job.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 177070731X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
During his 18-year reign as premier of Quebec, Maurice Duplessis dominated the province and shaped it to his image. A brilliant orator and a scathing wit, Duplessis exercised complete control over his caucus and the Cabinet. If he couldn’t get a vote, he bought it. Politics was the fuel that drove his life. He died on the job.
French's Standard Drama ...
Author: Samuel French Ltd
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description