This spare, unforgettable novel is Pierre Michon's luminous exploration of the mysteries of desire. A young teacher takes his first job in a sleepy French town. Lost in a succession of rainy days and sleepless nights, he falls under the spell of a town resident, a woman of seductive beauty and singular charm.
Yvonne. Yvonne. "Everything about her screamed desire...setting something in motion while settling a fingertip to the counter, turning her head slightly, gold earrings brushing her cheek while she watched you or watched nothing at all; this desire was open, like a wound; and she knew it, wore it with valor, with passion." Michon probes the destructive powers of passion and the consuming need for love in this heartbreaking novel.
- ISBN10 8129106477
- ISBN13 9788129106476
- Publish Date 2 January 2005 (first published 1 May 2002)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 May 2012
- Publish Country IN
- Imprint Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 94
- Language English