Riquet à la houppe
Paris, Albin Michel, (June) 2016.
1 vol. (125 x 195 mm) of 187 p. and 6 f. In wrappers, uncut.
First edition.
One of 35 deluxe copies on white Holland Van Gelder laid paper, this copy no. 19.
One of 35 deluxe copies on white Holland Van Gelder laid paper, this copy no. 19.
In this novel, Amélie Nothomb takes on Perrault’s celebrated fairy tale, Riquet à la houppe, offering a contemporary and mischievous reinterpretation. The narrative alternates between two characters: Déodat, born strikingly ugly but gifted with a brilliant intelligence, and Trémière, a child of hypnotic beauty who is considered stupid from childhood.
As new.
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