by Marie Darrieussecq · Alberdania · tapa dura · ISBN 9788496310186
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«Ahardikeriak» is the magic realist novel by Marie Darrieussecq, published by Alberdania in hardcover (136 pages, in Basque).
A young woman working in a perfume shop transforms into a sow. This metamorphosis, possible in any European city, serves as a tender and unflinching allegory about the human being, narrated with black humor. Lecherous politicians, cruel tabloid TV presenters and heartless directors parade by, in a grotesque and recognizable portrait of society.
First novel by Marie Darrieussecq, published in French as «Truismes» (1996). The Basque edition, translated by Joxan Elosegi Arregi, came out in 2004 in the Narrazioa collection (no. 50).
For readers of contemporary fiction and magic realism who appreciate European-style social satire.
Marie Darrieussecq is a French writer. She is also a translator, and has practised as a psychoanalyst.
