Nothing Natural
Seiten
2003
Virago Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-86049-942-5 (ISBN)
Virago Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-86049-942-5 (ISBN)
* Reissue of one of Jenny Diski's most powerful early novels, on the theme of power and collusion in a sado-masochistic relationship
* New afterword from the author examining the passions her story roused in its readers
Nothing Natural centres with illuminating precision on a sado-masochistic relationship. Rachel is in her thirties, a single parent admired by her friends for her self-sufficiency ... But when she meets the compelling, sinister Joshua she discovers another side to herself ... In a sense which horrifies her, she has found herself ... An outstandingly well-written novel' New Statesman
An addictive story of a dangerous love affair with a shocking denoument, this is a complex examination of the relations between the sexes at their most combatative and collusive. It is a clever book with much to tell us about the nature of desire and what should or should not be permissable.
* New afterword from the author examining the passions her story roused in its readers
Nothing Natural centres with illuminating precision on a sado-masochistic relationship. Rachel is in her thirties, a single parent admired by her friends for her self-sufficiency ... But when she meets the compelling, sinister Joshua she discovers another side to herself ... In a sense which horrifies her, she has found herself ... An outstandingly well-written novel' New Statesman
An addictive story of a dangerous love affair with a shocking denoument, this is a complex examination of the relations between the sexes at their most combatative and collusive. It is a clever book with much to tell us about the nature of desire and what should or should not be permissable.
Jenny Diski is the author of eight novels and two memoirs: Skating to Antarctica and Stranger on a Train. She lives in Cambridge.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.2.2003 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 161 x 205 mm |
Gewicht | 200 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
ISBN-10 | 1-86049-942-2 / 1860499422 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-86049-942-5 / 9781860499425 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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