The baby / Marie Darrieussecq ; translated from the French by Penny Hueston.
The baby / Marie Darrieussecq ; translated from the French by Penny Hueston.
The baby / Marie Darrieussecq ; translated from the French by Penny Hueston.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ; London, United Kingdom: The Text Publishing Company, 2019.
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Call Numbers
G 2019/6101
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Language
English
French
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Physical Description
Physical content
171 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ; London, United Kingdom: The Text Publishing Company, 2019.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The Baby is a mother's project and a writer's project-how to reconcile these two demanding roles? What is a baby? And why are there so few of them in literature? Through notes taken in the months after her first child was born, Darrieussecq, in her characteristically ingenious style, makes observations that will bring smiles and grimaces of recogni...
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The baby / Marie Darrieussecq ; translated from the French by Penny Hueston.
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Notes
General note
Creative nonfiction.
Originally published in France in 2002 as Le Bébé by P.O.L. Éditeur.
Contextual Information
Awards
Winner, English PEN Award
Date Copyright
©2019
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2019/6101
Record Identifier
74VKaw3Ae7Qy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaw3Ae7Qy
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ISBN
191123126X paperback
9781911231264 paperback
DDC
848.914
MMS ID
991024283314202626
