Main Brides

The portrait of a woman facing the end of the century and creating a history of the present.

A propos de l'auteur

Gail Scott
Gail Scott's fiction and criticism have appeared in several journals. She is the author of two novels: Main Brides (1993) and Heroine (1987); Spare Parts, a collection of short stories; and Spaces Like Stairs, a collection of essays. Most recently, she translated Lise Tremblay's Mile End (La danse juive, Lemeac, 1999). She lives in Montréal.

Résumé

It is a hot June day. A woman sits in a bar in Montreal’s Main, waiting. Pushing down the disturbing scene (the police, a blanket) she saw that morning in the park. To focus herself, she tries to guess the stories of other women who come and go as the day darkens into night: the teenager Nanette; Adele of Halifax, who’s constantly on a train; a woman just back from Cuba; two lesbian lovers (one’s a “cowgirl”); Z., a performance artist; Norma jean from Toronto; the taunting radio voice of a woman promising a tango. Between the portraits, the woman watches and drinks and spins a setting for her “brides.” The question is, why does she keep deferring going home?

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Gail Scott, SCOTT, Gail Scott
• Edition: Talonbooks
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780889104563
• ISBN: 978-0-88910-456-3
• Pages: 240
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 221 mm x 18 mm
• Poids: 381 g
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits); Sciences humaines, art, musique > Psychologie > Psychologie appliquée