The Book of Monelle
Marcel Schwob
"The Book of Monelle" is a haunting masterpiece that explores legends, fairy tales, and nihilistic philosophy. Written by Marcel Schwob, it became the unofficial bible of the French Symbolist movement, admired by contemporaries such as André Gide and Stéphane Mallarmé. The book is a deeply enigmatic and stirring work, weaving together stories of various sisters caught between a world of childlike fantasy and the harsh reality of life. This newly translated edition reintroduces a fin-de-siècle masterpiece to English, which influenced writers like Roberto Bolaño and Jorge Luis Borges.
Publish Date
2012-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
2012-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1894
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4.1
ISBN
9780984115587
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2015-11-15T16:41:20.000Z
Book: The Book of Monelle by Marcel Schwob. One of the touchstones of the Symbolist movement. Unclassifiable in many ways but miraculous. – source