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25%OFFPhilippe Claudel - Parfums: A Catalogue of Remembered Smells - 9781782066163 - V9781782066163
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Parfums: A Catalogue of Remembered Smells

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Description for Parfums: A Catalogue of Remembered Smells Paperback. A startlingly original sensory memoir from the prize-winning author and director Translator(s): Cameron, Professor Euan. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 126.
From the sizzling sharpness of freshly cut garlic to the cool tang of a father's aftershave; the heady intoxication of a fumbled first kiss to the anodyne void of disinfectant and death, this is a decadently original olfactory memoir. In sixty-three elusive episodes we roam freely across the countryside of Lorraine, North-East France, from kitchen to farm to a lover's bed. Recognising the bittersweet nostalgia of a scent that slips away on the summer breeze, Claudel demonstrates again his impeccable grasp of the personal and the universal, interweaved with a rare, self-deprecating charm. This is an evocative patchwork ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
125g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782066163
SKU
V9781782066163
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About Philippe Claudel
Philippe Claudel is a university lecturer, novelist, film director and scriptwriter. He has written 14 novels that have been translated into various languages. He was born in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe in 1962 where he still lives. In 2009 his film I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime), which draws upon Claudel's eleven years teaching in prisons, won ... Read more

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