Set in a bizarre and slightly sinister town where the elderly are
auctioned off at an Old Folks Fair, the townspeople assail the
priest in hopes of making it rain, and the official town scapegoat
bears the shame of the citizens by fishing junk out of the river
with his teeth. Heartsnatcher is Boris Vian's most playful and most
serious work. The main character is Clementine, a mother who
punishes her husband for causing her the excruciating pain of
giving birth to three babies. As they age, she becomes increasingly
obsessed with protecting them, going so far as to build an
invisible wall around their property.
General
| Imprint: |
Dalkey Archive Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2023 |
| First published: |
October 2003 |
| Authors: |
Boris Vian
|
| Translators: |
Raymond Queneau
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 141 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
245 |
| Edition: |
1st U.S. ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-56478-299-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-56478-299-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781564782991 |
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