Description
A young dead woman in a dream triggers a memory in our unnamed narrator. Through an intimate monologue, we learn of her past fascination for a man inherently violent that made her constantly feel guilty of his failures and insecurities. A damaged, unhappy and destructive lover that in a brutal scene, brings back yet another memory: a surprise rape in a public park 25 years ago. The narrator's superb approach to these events will not leave anyone indifferent. With a refreshing female perspective, The Memory of the Air challenges common notions of victimhood. Leaving no room for stereotypes and expectations, this book explores a universal experience of gender and sexual violence from a distinctive and unique approach. Sophisticated, poetic and permeated with irony, The Memory of the Air is an extremely elegant piece that navigates emotional abuse and rape in a way that empowers the female reader like never before.
Includes an introduction by Dominique Carlini-Versini about the importance of this book amidst the #MeToo
About the Author
Caroline Lamarche (Liege, 1955) is one of the most important contemporary Belgian authors. She studied RomanceStudies at the University of Liege. Her debut novel Le jourdu chien (Minuit, 1996) received the Prix Rossel. She is theauthor of eight books, including the collection of short storiesNous sommes a la lisiere (Gallimard, 2019) which receivedthe prestigious Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle. Katherine Gregor worked as an English as a Foreign Language teacher, press agent, theatrical agent and a few other things before becoming a full-time literary translator from Italian and French, in 2014. She translates fiction, non-fiction and plays. She was on the Premio Strega Jury in 2020. She also created 'The Italianist', a column about untranslated Italian books, for the European Literary Network. Her translation credits include Stefania Auci's The Florios of Sicily (HarperVia), Marion Brunet's Summer of Reckoning (Bitter Lemon), Donato Carrisi's Into the Labyrinth (Little, Brown), and Sylvain Tesson's Berezina (Europa Editions). She is currently writing a non-fiction book. About The Memory of the Air, Katherine says: 'Working with Caroline Lamarche's book is an honour and a joy. Every word, every comma counts. Her focused writing encourages a sense of intimacy with the text. Transforming the book into English feels like embroidering with silk thread the image traced by the author, because only silk of the finest quality and needlework of the highest precision will do'.
Awards
Winner of English PEN Award 2022.
Book Information
ISBN 9781739751524
Author Caroline Lamarche
Format Paperback
Imprint Heloise Press
Publisher Heloise Press
Includes an introduction by Dominique Carlini-Versini about the importance of this book amidst the #MeToo
About the Author
Caroline Lamarche (Liege, 1955) is one of the most important contemporary Belgian authors. She studied RomanceStudies at the University of Liege. Her debut novel Le jourdu chien (Minuit, 1996) received the Prix Rossel. She is theauthor of eight books, including the collection of short storiesNous sommes a la lisiere (Gallimard, 2019) which receivedthe prestigious Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle. Katherine Gregor worked as an English as a Foreign Language teacher, press agent, theatrical agent and a few other things before becoming a full-time literary translator from Italian and French, in 2014. She translates fiction, non-fiction and plays. She was on the Premio Strega Jury in 2020. She also created 'The Italianist', a column about untranslated Italian books, for the European Literary Network. Her translation credits include Stefania Auci's The Florios of Sicily (HarperVia), Marion Brunet's Summer of Reckoning (Bitter Lemon), Donato Carrisi's Into the Labyrinth (Little, Brown), and Sylvain Tesson's Berezina (Europa Editions). She is currently writing a non-fiction book. About The Memory of the Air, Katherine says: 'Working with Caroline Lamarche's book is an honour and a joy. Every word, every comma counts. Her focused writing encourages a sense of intimacy with the text. Transforming the book into English feels like embroidering with silk thread the image traced by the author, because only silk of the finest quality and needlework of the highest precision will do'.
Awards
Winner of English PEN Award 2022.
Book Information
ISBN 9781739751524
Author Caroline Lamarche
Format Paperback
Imprint Heloise Press
Publisher Heloise Press
