Searing in its energies and mysterious in its icy depths, Love is
Colder than the Lake is a tour-de-force of the experimental French
poet Liliane Giraudon’s power and range. Love is Colder than the
Lake, the first full-length translation of a book of Giraudon’s
poetry into English, weaves together stories dreamed and
experienced, fragments of autobiographical trauma, and scraps of
political and sexual violence to create an alchemical and
incantatory texture that is all Giraudon’s own. In its feminist
attention and allusive stylistic registers, Love is Colder than The
Lake claims a unique position among contemporary French literature.
The heroes (or anti-heroes) in this collection include Rainer
Werner Fassbinder, Lorine Niedecker, Emma Goldman, Chantal Akerman,
the Marquis de Sade, and the unnamed lake itself. Giraudon’s
writing, editing, and visual work have been influential in France
for decades, and English-speaking readers will thrill to this
challenging, important voice.
General
Imprint: |
Nightboat Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2024 |
Authors: |
Liliane Giraudon
|
Translators: |
Sarah Riggs
• Lindsay Turner
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Dimensions: |
228 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
112 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-64362-197-5 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-64362-197-1 |
Barcode: |
9781643621975 |
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