La Batarde Av Violette Leduc

<p>An obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, <i>La Bâtarde</i> relates Violette Leduc’s long search for her own identity through a series of agonizing and passionate love affairs with both men and women.</p><p><span>When first published, </span><i>La Bâtarde</i><span> earned Violette Leduc comparisons to Jean Genet for the frank depiction of her sexual escapades and immoral behavior. A confession that contains portraits of several famous French authors, this book is more than just a scintillating memoir—like that of Henry Miller, Leduc’s brilliant writing style and attention to language transform this autobiography into a work of art.</span></p>