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Being Here: The Life of Paula Modhersohn-Becker by Marie Darrieussecq
24.99 AUD
Category: Art
Born in Germany in 1876, Paula Modersohn-Becker was the first female artist to paint herself not only naked but pregnant. Being Here is a moving account of the life of this ground-breaking Expressionist painter, by the acclaimed French writer Marie Darrieussecq. As her art evolves, Paula is torn between ...Show more
Crossed Lines by Marie Darrieussecq
29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
When her mother offers Rose a Mediterranean cruise with her two children, she jumps at the chance to get away from her husband who drinks too much, and the renovations of their holiday house in the south. But one night the cruise ship comes upon a shipwrecked boat full of refugees, who are taken aboard. ...Show more
Men by Marie Darrieussecq
29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
The French title of Men plays on a quote by Marguerite Duras: 'We have to love men a lot. A lot, a lot. Love them a lot in order to love them. Otherwise it's impossible, we couldn't bear them.' With her characteristic intensity, edginess and humour, Marie Darrieussecq explores female desire, what it mea ...Show more
Nigel Cooke by Marie Darrieussecq
65.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Contemporary Artists Series
An in-depth look at the work and career of this fascinating artist, who is having a profound impact on contemporary painting Nigel Cooke is known for his complex paintings, which thematically explore the meeting point between creative labour, consciousness, art history, consumer culture, and nature. Pri ...Show more
Our Life in the Forest by Marie Darrieussecq; Penny Hueston (Translator)
27.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
In the near future, a woman is writing in the depths of a forest. She's cold. Her body is falling apart, as is the world around her. She's lost the use of one eye; she's down to one kidney, one lung. Before, in the city, she was a psychotherapist, treating patients who had suffered trauma, in particular ...Show more
Sleepless: A Memoir of Insomnia by Marie Darrieussecq
34.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
"I lost sleep. I retraced my steps but sleep wasn’t following me. It had broken free and I was wandering through the night without it. The world is divided into those who can sleep and those who can’t. What is it like to live with chronic insomnia? For Marie Darrieussecq, not sleeping began after the bi ...Show more
The Baby by Marie Darrieussecq
27.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
The Baby is a mother's project and a writer's project-how to reconcile these two demanding roles? What is a baby? And why are there so few of them in literature? Through notes taken in the months after her first child was born, Darrieussecq, in her characteristically ingenious style, makes observations ...Show more
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