la bâtarde
second edition, 1965. scarce.
an obsessive, unsparing self-portrait of the first forty years in the life of “france’s greatest unknown writer.” as she moves through passionate love affairs with both men and women, leduc searches for meaning against the stigma of her illegitimate birth and her difficult relationship to her own body. from the foreword, by simone de beauvoir: “a woman is descending into the most secret part of herself, and telling us about all she finds there with an unflinching sincerity, as though there were no one listening.” leduc’s autobiography was an instant bestseller. she went on to write eight more books.
translated from the french by derek coltman.
new york: farrar, straus and giroux. isbn: 0-374-18232-9. 488 pages. 8.5 x 6 inches. hardcover in cloth-covered boards. book condition: fine. jacket condition: closed tear to spine + back panel. unclipped ($12.95).
$150. Item #1195
Price: $150.00
