The Lesbian Body (Beacon Paperback)
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (530 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080706307X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 165 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Language Notes Text: English, French (translation)
Back in print, this daring novel constitutes a rhapsodic hymn to women's bodies and women's relationships."That rare work in fiction the art and the courage are of the highest level." —The Boston Globe
a challenging new language of love This book is not an easy read, either content-wise or stylistically, but it is one of the most satisfying books I have read. Monique Witting is a radical feminist who believes that langugae itself must be reinvented to better serve the experience of women, and this book is her attempt to do so. She describes in painful, clinical detail the bonding of two women lovers---th. A New Love One has to admire Wittig for persisting. _The Lesbian Body_ is an extended love letter from one Amazon (not an Amazon.com!) to the woman she loves. The book can have an intermittently disconcerting fascination, and it is agreeably off putting, with first person pronouns divided up ("m/e" [and in the French version "j/e"]), presumeably to break down language false to the l