Heartsnatcher
1st U.S. ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Chapman, Stanley H. - Contributor
- Queneau, Raymond, 1903-1976. - Contributor
- Sturrock, John. - Contributor
Publication
2003 - Dalkey Archive Press, Normal, IL, United States
Language
English
Word Count
61,250 words, Guess
Page Count
245 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL22001849M
- ISBN-101564782999
- OCLC Control Number52553921
- OCLC Control Numberheartsnatcher00vian
- Library of Congress Control Number2003055446
and 2 more
- Goodreads28377
- LibraryThing204270
Classifications
- DDC843/.914
- LCCPQ2643.I152
Description
"Set in a bizarre and slightly sinister town where the elderly are auctioned off at an Old Folks Fair, the townspeople assail the priest in hopes of making it rain, and the official town scapegoat bears the shame of the citizens by fishing junk out of the river with his teeth. Heartsnatcher is Boris Vian's most playful and most serious work." "The main character is Clementine, a mother who punishes her husband for causing her the excruciating pain of giving birth to three babies. As they age, she becomes increasingly obsessed with protecting them, going so far as to build an invisible wall around their property."--Jacket.
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