{"product_id":"la-batarde-by-violette-leduc-w-foreward-by-simone-de-beauvoir-first-paperback-edition-1967-dell","title":"La Bâtarde by Violette Leduc w. foreword by Simone de Beauvoir [FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION] 1967 • Dell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Bâtarde by Violette Leduc with a foreword by Simone de Beauvoir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST U.S. PAPERBACK EDITION [1966] DELL BOOKS\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThird Dell printing \/ 1967.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage mass market paperback in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClean, tight and seemingly unread copy.  Cover shows a few worn edges. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReads beautifully!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Batarde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e relates Violette Leduc's long search for her own identity through a series of agonizing and passionate love affairs with both men and women. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen first published, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Batarde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e earned Violette Leduc comparisons to Jean Genet for the frank depiction of her sexual escapades and immoral behavior. A confession that contains portraits of several famous French authors, this book is more than just a scintillating memoir. Like that of Henry Miller, Leduc's brilliant writing style and attention to language transform this autobiography into a work of art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViolette Leduc was born the illegitimate daughter of a servant girl and was encouraged to write by Maurice Sachs and Simone de Beauvoir. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eL'Asphyxie (In the Prison of Her Skin)\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Camus for Gallimard and earned her praise from Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean Cocteau, and Jean Genet. She went on to write eight more books, including \u003ci\u003eRavages, L'Affamee\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLa Folie en tete (Mad in Pursuit)\u003c\/i\u003e, the second part of her literary autobiography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67638925590777,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/labatarde-1.jpg?v=1794204593","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/la-batarde-by-violette-leduc-w-foreward-by-simone-de-beauvoir-first-paperback-edition-1967-dell","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}