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Lauren Elkin
A landmark feminist intervention - a dazzlingly original reassessment of women's stories, bodies and art - and how we think about them.
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The debut novel from the brilliant essayist, reviewer, cultural critic and author of Flaneuse
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Flaneuse [flanne-euhze], noun, from French. Feminine form of flaneur [flanne-euhr], an idler. In this book, the author defines her as ‘a determined resourceful woman keenly attuned to the creative potential…
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A landmark feminist intervention- a dazzlingly original reassessment of women's stories, bodies and art - and how we think about them.
'Destined to become a new classic' Chris Kraus
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"A novel of Paris, desire, love, psychoanalysis, and the turbulent affairs of two couples across time"--
Bestselling author of Flaneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London, joins the crowds commuting by bus in the city of love. Written in iPhone…
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Simone de Beauvoir
The lost novel from the author of The Second Sex.
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VINTAGE CLASSICS FRENCH SERIES- beautiful flapped paperback editions showcasing the bestselling, most acclaimed French writers of the twentieth century.
The lost novel from the author of The Second Sex
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Colombe Schneck
From celebrated French author Colombe Schneck, translated by Lauren Elkin and Natasha Lehrer, comes The Paris Trilogy: three semi-autobiographical takes on a woman's life forming an elegant, powerful exploration of…
From the award-winning and bestselling French author Colombe Schneck, a woman's personal journey through abortion, sex, friendship, love, and swimming
At fifty years old, while taking swimming lessons, I finally…
Coming across the term "art monster" in Jenny Offill's 2014 novel Dept. of Speculation, Lauren Elkin was intrigued. What kinds of connections might there be between art and monstrosity, and…
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"A love letter to Paris and a meditation on how it has changed in two decades, evolving from the twentieth century into the twenty-first, from analog to digital"--
"A meditation on the role of the female body in art and art-making"--
An exhilarating, gender-bending walk through the lives of women who are enlivened by cities
Best-selling author of Flaneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London joins the bus commuter crowds in this love letter to Paris, written in iPhone…
TATE Britain Exhibition 28 September 2023 - 14 January 2024 Sarah Lucas is an internationally celebrated artist known for the provocative use of materials and imagery in her work. Incorporating…
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Lauren Elkin,Veronica Esposito
As The Oulipo enters its sixth decade, its members, fans and critics are wondering: where can it go from here?
Michelle Perrot
An erudite and highly enjoyable exploration of the most intriguing of personal spaces, from Greek and Roman antiquity through today
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The winner of France’s prestigious Prix Femina Essai (2009), this imaginative and captivating book explores the many dimensions of the room in which we spend so much of our lives–the…
The winner of France’s prestigious Prix Femina Essai (2009), this imaginative and captivating book explores the many dimensions of the room in which we spend so much of our lives-the…
Mireille Gansel
A humanist meditation on the art of translation that also serves as a fascinating account of wartime danger, hospitality and human kinship.
This recently rediscovered novel from the author of The Second Sex is the compulsive story of two close friends growing up and falling apart.
This book examines how to more successfully recruit, retain and engage millennial employees in various industries for increased job satisfaction and organizational performance. Experts in various areas of organizational communication…
