The baby
Darrieussecq, Marie2019
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The Baby is a mother's project and a writer's project-how to reconcile these two demanding roles? What is a baby? And why are there so few of them in literature? Through notes taken in the months after her first child was born, Darrieussecq, in her characteristically ingenious style, makes observations that will bring smiles and grimaces of recognition, and raise important questions. Along with the banal drudgery of childcare, there is the euphoria, the obsession, the terror and the visceral focus on the body. Arguing with `Saint de Beauvoir', Darrieussecq examines how women as mothers are targeted from all angles. How, she asks, can a woman be more and other than a mother?
Main title:
The baby / Marie Darrieussecq ; translated from the French by Penny Hueston.
Imprint:
Melbourne, Australia : Text Publishing Company, 2019.
Collation:
171 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in French aris : P.O.L., c2002.
ISBN:
9781911231264
Dewey class:
306.8743
Language:
English
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BRN:
357015
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing | 306.8743 DAR | Available |