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Summer of the Elder Tree (French Literature) Paperback – July 2, 2013
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A meditation on the themes of separation and silence, The Summer of the Elder Tree was Marie Chaix's first book to appear in fourteen years, and deals with the reasons for her withdrawal from writing, as well as the events in her life since the death of her mother (as detailed in Silences, or a Woman's Life). With uncompromising sincerity, and in the same beautiful prose for which she is renowned, Marie Chaix here takes stock of her life as a woman and writer, as well as the crises that caused her to give up her work. The Summer of the Elder Tree has its roots in Chaix's previous books while standing alone as a work of immense power: a new beginning
- Print length118 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDalkey Archive Press
- Publication dateJuly 2, 2013
- Dimensions5.58 x 0.38 x 8.48 inches
- ISBN-101564788520
- ISBN-13978-1564788528
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Marie Chaix was born in Lyons and raised in Paris, and is the author of nine books. The Summer of the Elder Tree, a memoir and meditation on the theme of separation, and her first book in more than a decade, was published in Paris in 2005, and will appear from Dalkey Archive Press in 2013.
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- Publisher : Dalkey Archive Press; Reprint edition (July 2, 2013)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 118 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1564788520
- ISBN-13 : 978-1564788528
- Item Weight : 6.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.58 x 0.38 x 8.48 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,196,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #24,732 in Author Biographies
- #153,387 in Memoirs (Books)
- #215,633 in Literary Fiction (Books)
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