{"product_id":"la-batarde-9781628974577","title":"La Batarde","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, \u003ci\u003eLa Bâtarde\u003c\/i\u003e relates Violette Leduc's long search for her own identity through a series of agonizing and passionate love affairs with both men and women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen first published, \u003ci\u003eLa Bâtarde\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12276568\"\u003eViolette Leduc\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.43w x 1.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628974577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628974575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC101030\"\u003eWorld Literature | France | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eViolette Leduc (1907-1972) has been referred to as \"France's greatest unknown writer.\" Admired by Jean Genet, Nathalie Sarraute, and Albert Camus, Leduc was championed by Simone de Beauvoir when she published her scandalous autobiography \u003ci\u003eLa Batarde\u003c\/i\u003e (1964). Like \u003ci\u003eTherese and Isabelle\u003c\/i\u003e, many of her audacious novels are largely inspired by her life. She is the subject of Martin Provost's biopic, \u003ci\u003eViolette\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerek Coltman has translated such French works as Marie-Claire Blais s \u003ci\u003eA Season in the Life of Emmanuel\u003c\/i\u003e, Jean Varenne s \u003ci\u003eYoga and the Hindu Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e, and Violette Leduc's \u003ci\u003eLa Batarde\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44485085921517,"sku":"9781628974577","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4051b0e8-5de9-4249-9354-d2ec9fa2c808.jpg?v=1700797528","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/la-batarde-9781628974577","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}