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This spare, unforgettable novel is Pierre Michon's luminous exploration of the mysteries of desire. A young teacher takes his first job in a sleepy French town. Lost in a succession of rainy days and sleepless nights, he falls under the spell of a town resident, a woman of seductive beauty and singular charm. Yvonne. "Everything about her screamed desire...setting something in motion while settling a fingertip to the counter, turning her head slightly, gold earrings brushing her cheek while she watched you or watched nothing at all; this desire was open, like a wound; and she knew it, wore it with valor, with passion". Michon probes the destructive powers of passion and the consuming need for love in this heartbreaking novel.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

• Full title: Origin of the World
• Author: Pierre Michon
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112
• EAN: 9780300180701
• ISBN: 0300180705
• ID: 01989522
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Weight: 138 g
• Dimensions: 198 × 125 × 8 mm
• Date of publishing: 22. October 2013

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