| Picture Theory Contributor(s): Brossard, Nicole (Author), Godard, Barbara (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1550712187 ISBN-13: 9781550712186 Publisher: Guernica Editions OUR PRICE: $12.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2006 Annotation: First published in French in 1982, this novel of lesbian love among four women takes place between Curacao and Montreal; New York and Paris. The title, taken from Wittgenstein, is a reference to the hologram as a new pictorial model for woman. Like the hologram which is intended to be read from an infinite number of changing conditions, Brossard's work abstracts the image of the feminine so that it can be read from all angles. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006929272 |
| Series: Picas |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.3" W x 7" (0.39 lbs) 186 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in French in 1982, this novel of lesbian love among four women takes place between Cura ao and Montreal; New York and Paris. The title, taken from Wittgenstein, is a reference to the hologram as a new pictorial model for woman. Like the hologram which is intended to be read from an infinite number of changing conditions, Brossard's work abstracts the image of the feminine so that it can be read from all angles. |
Contributor Bio(s): Godard, Barbara: - CA |