I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (English) Paperback Book

Description: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, Ros Schwartz, Sophie Mackintosh Ursula K. LeGuin meets The Road in a post-apocalyptic modern classic of female friendship and intimacy.Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before. As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl--the fortieth prisoner--sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground. Jacqueline Harpman was born in Etterbeek, Belgium, in 1929, and fled to Casablanca with her family during WWII. Informed by her background as a psychoanalyst and her youth in exile, I Who Have Never Known Men is a haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic novel of female friendship and intimacy, and the lengths people will go to maintain their humanity in the face of devastation. Back in print for the first time since 1997, Harpmans modern classic is an important addition to the growing canon of feminist speculative literature. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography JACQUELINE HARPMAN (1929-2012) was a Belgian author of over fifteen novels. Born in Etterbeek, Belgium, in 1929, she fled to Casablanca with her family during the Second World War. She studied French literature and trained to become a doctor but was unable to continue her medical studies after contracting tuberculosis. Harpman began writing in 1954, and wrote over fifteen novels, winning numerous prizes, including the Prix Médicis (Orlanda), the Prix Victor-Rossel (Brève Arcadie), among others. I Who Have Never Known Men, originally published in French in 1995, was the first of her books to be translated into English.ROS SCHWARTZ has translated numerous works of fiction and non-fiction from French, including several Georges Simenon titles for Penguin Classics, a new translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupérys The Little Prince and, most recently, Mireille Gansels Translation as Transhumance. The recipient of a number of awards, she was made a Chevalier de lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres in 2009 and received the Institute of Translation and Interpretings John Sykes Memorial Prize for Excellence in 2017. Review "Harpman says here all there is to say about dignity and the difficulty of remaining human in the face of suffering."--Le Quotidien"I Who Have Never Known Men is about as heavyhearted as fiction can get, but all the loneliness and oblivion of a deserted world wont stop us from following the narrator as far as she can go. We may share the nameless young womans frustration when she learns that freedom is not enough, but each revelation that directs her steps is a small miracle."--The New York Times"Carefully crafted, this novel is both unusual and thought-provoking."--Library Journal"Beautifully written..."--Booklist"It is surprising that a book with the psychological detail of a nightmare elicits in the reader feelings of such profound intensity."--Le Monde"The delirium of I Who Have Never Known Men suggests the work of a feminine Kafka."--Le Nouvel Observateur"Like Kafka with a dash of Ursula Le Guin, this story is part mystery, part science fiction, and all literature: beautifully written and thoughtfully meditating on how we know what we know and why we act certain ways."--Kevin Grandfield"Paradoxically, the books austere mystery--the atrophied and gelid world it depicts--provides a richly allusive consideration of human life."--Deborah Eisenberg for The New York Review of Books Review Quote "Harpman says here all there is to say about dignity and the difficulty of remaining human in the face of suffering."-- Le Quotidien " I Who Have Never Known Men is about as heavyhearted as fiction can get, but all the loneliness and oblivion of a deserted world wont stop us from following the narrator as far as she can go. We may share the nameless young womans frustration when she learns that freedom is not enough, but each revelation that directs her steps is a small miracle."-- The New York Times "Carefully crafted, this novel is both unusual and thought-provoking."-- Library Journal "Beautifully written..."-- Booklist "It is surprising that a book with the psychological detail of a nightmare elicits in the reader feelings of such profound intensity."-- Le Monde "The delirium of I Who Have Never Known Men suggests the work of a feminine Kafka."-- Le Nouvel Observateur "Like Kafka with a dash of Ursula Le Guin, this story is part mystery, part science fiction, and all literature: beautifully written and thoughtfully meditating on how we know what we know and why we act certain ways."-- Kevin Grandfield Description for Sales People A propulsive, two-sitting read that crosses Ursula LeGuin and The Road . Harpmans work is an important addition to the growing canon of feminist speculative literature. Transits edition brings Harpmans modern classic back into print for the first time since 1997. A 1995 finalist for the Prix Femina Details ISBN1945492600 Publisher Transit Books Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1945492600 ISBN-13 9781945492600 Format Paperback Author Sophie Mackintosh Pages 208 Imprint Transit Books Publication Date 2022-05-10 Translator Ros Schwartz DEWEY FIC Audience General Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2022-05-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135180655;

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