Review
"At their heart, the best works of literature usually have a simple story and Madame is no exception....Madame is that wonderfully rare achievement: a book for adults who understand that questions and answers are interchangeable."
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Product Description
Madame tells the story of a self-absorbed Polish teenager as he pursues intellectual maturity - and the woman of his dreams, his French teacher 'Madame' - in the communist-dominated Warsaw of the early 1970s. Libera paces his exuberant young hero's fulminations, fantasies and discoveries beautifully, building a remarkably subtle characterisation of a free mind in a repressive culture. This is one of those rare novels which reminds us why we love books. A consummate literary entertainment.
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
About the Author
Born in 1949, ANTONI LIBERA is a literary critic, translator and theatre director, noted especially for his collaborative work with Samuel Beckett. Madame is his first novel.
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
