by Marie Darrieussecq · Distribooks Inc · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782867445279
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«Truismes» is the novel by Marie Darrieussecq, published in paperback (160 pages, in French).
The narrator works in a perfume shop and begins to transform into a sow. Forced to leave her job, she drifts between the human and animal worlds while her relationships become untenable. The work blends fable, humor and social satire, and reflects on identity, femininity, desire and alienation in a society ruled by appearances.
Originally published in 1996 by P.O.L, this novel was nominated for the James Tiptree Jr. Award in 1998.
For readers of contemporary French fiction and social satire with fantastical elements.
Marie Darrieussecq is a French writer. She is also a translator, and has practised as a psychoanalyst.
