The governesses
(Book)
Uniform Title
Author
Contributors
Hutchinson, Mark, 1986- translator.
Published
New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2018.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780811228077, 081122807X
Physical Desc
108 pages ; 19 cm
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Newport - Adult Fiction | F Serre | On Shelf |
Westerly - Fiction (Main Floor-Fiction Room) | Serre | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2018.
Language
English
ISBN
9780811228077, 081122807X
Notes
General Note
"A New Directions Paperback Original"--Title page.
General Note
"Originally published in French as Les gouvernantes by Éditions Champ Vallon"--Title page verso.
Description
"In a large country house shut off from the world by a gated garden, three young governesses responsible for the education of a group of little boys are preparing a party. The governesses, however, seem to spend more time running around in a state of frenzied desire than attending to the children's education. One of their main activities is lying in wait for any passing stranger, and then throwing themselves on him like drunken Maenads. The rest of the time they drift about in a kind of sated, melancholy calm, spied upon by an old man in the house opposite, who watches their goings-on through a telescope. As they hang paper lanterns and prepare for the ball in their own honor, and in honor of the little boys rolling hoops on the lawn, much is mysterious: one reviewer wrote of the book's "deceptively simple words and phrasing, the transparency of which works like a mirror reflecting back on the reader."Written with the elegance of old French fables, the dark sensuality of Djuna Barnes and the subtle comedy of Robert Walser, this semi-deranged erotic fairy tale introduces American readers to the marvelous Anne Serre." --,(Source of summary not specified)
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Serre, A., & Hutchinson, M. (2018). The governesses . New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Serre, Anne, 1960- and Mark Hutchinson. 2018. The Governesses. New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Serre, Anne, 1960- and Mark Hutchinson. The Governesses New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Serre, Anne, and Mark Hutchinson. The Governesses New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2018.
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