Pierre Michon
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The Origin of the World
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Winter Mythologies and Abbots
Michon's exquisite short narratives transport us to the heart of the Middle Ages as witnesses to the double-edged power of beliefThis welcome volume brings to English-language readers two beautifully crafted works by the internationally acclaimed French author Pierre Michon. Populated by distant and little-known figures--Irish and French monks, saints, and scientists in Winter Mythologies; Benedictine monks in the Vendée region of France in Abbots--the tales frequently draw on obscure histories and other literary sources. Michon brings his characters to life in spare, evocative prose. Each, in his or her own way, exemplifies a power of belief that brings about an achievement--or catastrophe--in the real world: monasteries are built upon impossibly muddy wastes, monks acquire the power of speech, lives are taken, books are written, saints are created on the flimsiest of evidence. Michon's exploration in ancient archives has led him to the discovery of such often deluded figures and their deeds, and his own exceptional powers bestow upon them a renewed life on the written page. This in turn is an example of the power of belief, which for Michon is what makes literature itself possible. Winter Mythologies and Abbots are meant to be read slowly, to be savored, to be mined for the secrets Michon has to tell.
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The Origin of the World
An exploration of desire by the French master Pierre Michon "A haunting, imagistic book, somehow both lush and spare."--Martin Riker, Wall Street Journal This spare, unforgettable novel is Pierre Michon's luminous exploration of the mysteries of desire. A young teacher takes his first job in a sleepy French town. Lost in a succession of rainy days and sleepless nights, he falls under the spell of a town resident, a woman of seductive beauty and singular charm. Yvonne. Yvonne. "Everything about her screamed desire . . . setting something in motion while settling a fingertip to the counter, turning her head slightly, gold earrings brushing her cheek while she watched you or watched nothing at all; this desire was open, like a wound; and she knew it, wore it with valor, with passion." Michon probes the destructive powers of passion and the consuming need for love in this heartbreaking novel.
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The Eleven
A Grand Prix du Roman-winning meditation on the relationship between art and power set during Louis XIV's reign.
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De elf
Op het schilderij De elf staat het Grand Comité de Salut Public afgebeeld, het Comité tot Heil van het Algemeen, dat tussen april 1793 en juli 1794 in Frankrijk een waar schrikbewind voerde. Wie was de opdrachtgever van dat schilderij? En onder welke omstandigheden en met welk doel bracht de schilder, François-Élie Corentin, zijn werk tot stand? In een mengeling van fictie en historische feiten laat Pierre Michon, met het ongekende beeldende vermogen dat hem eigen is, de personages van dit revolutionaire groepsportret herrijzen: de elf leden van het Comité Billaud, Carnot, de twee Prieurs, Couthon, Robespierre, Collot, Barère, Lindet, Saint-Just, Saint-André maar ook en vooral de geniale François-Élie Corentin, de Tiepolo van de Terreur , die zich ontwikkelt van vertroeteld moederskind tot cynische oude krokodil , van zorgeloze leerling van de barokke Tiepolo tot Franse evenknie van de sombere late Goya. In zijn virtuoze evocatie van de meesters en knechten van het Ancien Régime maakt Michon in De elf de voortekenen van de Franse Revolutie voelbaar. Maar ook die revolutie zelf, met haar vervlechting van heldendom en cynisme, edelmoedigheid en machtswellust, brengt hij ongewoon indringend tot leven.
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Het stroomdal van de Beune
E-bookIn Het stroomdal van de Beune gaat het de Franse meesterstilist Michon om de rauwe oerdrift die man en vrouw naar elkaar drijft, om een primitief protocol van verleiding en lust, dat in scène wordt gezet in een haast tijdloos, premodern decor, het fictieve dorp Castelnau in de Dordogne, in de vroege jaren zestig. Prehistorische grotten, mobylettes, een dorpscafé, een opgezette vos, hengelaars: Michons behandeling van de fatale aantrekkingskracht tussen dorpsonderwijzer en sigarettenverkoopster heeft iets schaamteloos oneigentijds. Het stroomdal van de Beune vormt een archetypisch en uiteindelijk gelukkig visioen van seksuele begeerte, maar de roman is vooral andermaal het bewijs van Michons weergaloos beeldende stijl.
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Üstatlar ve Hizmetkarlar
Mutluluk nedir bilir misiniz Hanimefendi Cogunlukla, ama her zaman degil, genclige özgü, insanin kendine kendini bir baskasi sanmaksizin inandigi, bir yil icinde, on yil icinde, doyuma ulasacagini, amacina erisecegini, istedigi seyleri elde edecegini, eninde sonunda gönlünden gecen kisiye dönüsecegini ve öyle kalacagini umdugu süreclerdir; simdilik aci cekiyordur, kendisinin biraz daha azi ya da fazlasidir, ama on yil icinde oraya, ulasmasi gereken yere ulasacaktir Iste bu kücük acidir mutluluk ve bes-alti yil boyunca Goyanin mutlu oldugunu hepimiz biliyoruz. Sabirliydi, vasat olmak istiyor, mesleginde ilerlemeye hazirlaniyordu; ve kuskusuz bunun icin biraz sarlatanlik yapiyor, birazcik yetenege birazcik dalavere katiyordu.Nedir büyük ressam Üstat kime denir ve onlarin hizmetkarlari, talebeleri, yamaklari onlari nasil görür Ya büyük ressam da bir hizmetkar ise Toplumsal katmanlari asmaya cabalamak, dislanmak, itibari elde etmek icin debelenmek, oldum diyebilmek, ama hepsinden de öte, cok, hep, hic durmadan calismak. Ve tabii, talih denen kusun ucusunu sürekli gözlemek Michon, bu kitabinda üc büyük ressami, Goyayi, Watteauyu ve Piero della Francescayi anlatiyor. Her biri bir mücevher gibi islenmis, yüksek sesle okunmazsa olmayacak metinler bunlar. Has edebiyati seviyor ve tutkuyla ariyorsaniz, bu kitap sizin icin.
€ 9,99