The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches

Alone with their authoritarian father on an immense estate surrounded by a forest, a pair of siblings speak a language and inhabit a universe of their own making. When their father commits suicide, they are forced into contact with the villagers beyond the enclosure and their cloak of romance and superstition quickly falls away to reveal not only the startling truth about themselves, but the startling truth about the world to them.
Balancing naiveté with carnality, Soucy creates a powerfully gripping story where nothing is as it first seems. His surprising twists and fascination with guilt, cruelty, and violence make this story a resounding triumph.

About the author

Gaetan Soucy has written four novels to acclaim in Canada and abroad. He teaches philosophy and lives in Montreal.

Summary

Alone with their authoritarian father on an immense estate surrounded by a forest, a pair of siblings speak a language and inhabit a universe of their own making. When their father commits suicide, they are forced into contact with the villagers beyond the enclosure and their cloak of romance and superstition quickly falls away to reveal not only the startling truth about themselves, but the startling truth about the world to them.
Balancing naiveté with carnality, Soucy creates a powerfully gripping story where nothing is as it first seems. His surprising twists and fascination with guilt, cruelty, and violence make this story a resounding triumph.

Product details

• Authors: Gaetan Soucy, Gaétan Soucy, Soucy Gaetan
• Assisted by: Rawi Hage (Introduction), Hage Rawi (Introduction), Sheila Fischman (Translation), Fischman Sheila (Translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.09.2016
• EAN: 9781487001339
• ISBN: 978-1-4870-0133-9
• No. of pages: 124
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 215 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 181 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: List
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, Fiction: general and literary