Passages / Ann Quinn ; introduced by Claire-Louise Bennett.
Publication details: Sheffield : And Other Stories, 2021.Description: ix, 108, [8] p. ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781911508939
- 823 23
- PZ4.Q73 Pas PR6067.U5
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Loanable Book | Library | General Collection | 823 QUI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 000436447 |
Ann Quin's third novel Passages - an instant classic when published in 1969 - is perhaps her most harrowing investigation of the limits of identify and desire, as well as the possibilities of fiction. It is the story of a woman, accompanied by her lover, searching for her lost brother, who may have been a revolutionary, and who may have been tortured, imprisoned or killed. Roving a Mediterranean landscape, they live out their entangled existences reluctant to give up, yet afraid of where their search will lead.
In 'passages' that alternate between the two protagonists' perspectives, taking the form of diary excerpts, annotations and Burroughsian cut-ups, this fractured tale builds an intricate, musical system of theme and repetition. 'All seasons passed through before the pattern formed, collected in parts.'
Erotic and terrifying by turns, Quin's third novel allowed her writing freer rein than ever before, blazing a trail still being followed by such authors as Eimear McBride, Chris Kraus and Anna Burns. It stands as Quin's most beguiling, poetic, and mysterious work. - Book cover.
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