
A Leopard-Skin Hat
by Anne Serre
Title:
A Leopard-Skin Hat
Author:
Anne Serre
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
144 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9781837311194
EAN:
9781837311194
Classifications:
Classic and Biographical
Weight (g):
218
Dimensions (mm):
119 x 180 x 10
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
The International Booker Prize-shortlisted masterpiece on grief and loss, from one of France's most original writers at work todayA Leopard-Skin Hat may be Anne Serre's most moving novel yet. A masterpiece of simplicity, emotion and elegance, it is the story of an intense friendship between the Narrator and his close childhood friend, Fanny, who suffers from profound psychological disorders.A series of short scenes paints the portrait of a strong-willed and tormented young woman battling many demons, and of the Narrator's loving and anguished attachment to her. Serre poignantly depicts the bewildering back and forth between hope and despair involved in such a relationship, while playfully calling into question the very form of the novel. Written in the aftermath of the death of the author's little sister, A Leopard-Skin Hat is both the celebration of a tragically foreshortened life and a valedictory farewell.Translated from French by Mark Hutchinson.










