Undercurrents by Marie Darrieussecq

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Undercurrents by Marie Darrieussecq

An international literary superstar since the publication of her "fascinating and original" (The New York Times Book Review) first novel, Pig Tails, and her "tender, extraordinarily nuanced" (Publishers Weekly) follow-up novel, My Phantom Husband--an immediate number one bestseller in France--Marie Darrieussecq now gives us her greatest triumph to date.

InUndercurrents, a mother and daughter mysteriously disappear to a deserted seaside town in France, as the novel poetically evokes the varied moods and rich palette of the ocean. From seemingly simple events, Darrieussecq deftly plunges the reader into a sensual, surrealistic literary experience grounded in--yet worlds away from--day-to-day reality.

Called "truly inspired" by Le Pointe and "gripping" by Le Monde, Undercurrents fulfills and exceeds our expectations of this talented young author.


Marie Darrieussecq was born in 1969 in Bayonne, France. Her debut novel, Pig Tales, was published in 34 countries and became the most popular first novel in France since the 1950s. A Brief Stay with the Living and White have also been translated into English.

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ISBN 13 9781565846272
ISBN 10 1565846273
Title Undercurrents
Author Marie Darrieussecq
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The New Press
Year published 2001-03-15
Number of pages 114
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.