Ostensibly a tale of sexual androgyny, the power of love, and its bitter aftermath, this volume is in fact a study of the force of art on society and the deadly immortality of beauty. The nameless narrator attends a ball held by a wealthy Parisian family whose fortune comes from a work of art, and there meets an extraordinary old woman who bears a strange resemblance to the statue depicted in the painting. He returns to his lodgings to tell the tragic, yet ultimately rewarding tale of the creation of the painting's inspiration: a tale of passion, lust, and transexuality, in which music and art, their powers combined, are fatally attracted.
- ISBN13 9782253193050
- Publish Date 23 May 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 July 2023
- Publish Country FR
- Imprint Librairie generale francaise
- Format Paperback
- Pages 93
- Language French