pickBeautiful & sad stream-of-consciousness story of a prematurely-old poor woman in one of the largest & most affluent cities in the world. Saying Paris is a character in the story is cliché but apposite, as the MC invests her perceptual world of things with feelings and numen. The sadness of the story resides in the reader as observer, the MC manifesting acceptance and a fragile indomitability of spirit, psychological defenses not far from delusion.
"Paris had not forgotten her, Paris was lighting up on every side, the night was tender, the light was soft, the neon signs were flickering on, the sky was candid, and she was rewarded for loving Paris so much."
pick011. Violette Leduc: The Lady and the Little Fox Fur (1965, tr. Derek Coltman, 1967)
Story of Parisian beggar finding a fox fur and how it changes her life. Really unusual style with zippy sentences that often require a double take. Very poetic, never boring. Worth a look.
I've been meaning to read Violette Leduc for so long, so I bought this book. Fast forward a few years: I pull it out for a Litsy photo challenge and think, "Oh, I've been meaning to read this for so long..." ?
I realise now that the tag #foxylady is pretty disturbing considering the cover. To be fair I don't understand the cover, because from what I know the book is meant to be about an elderly woman ? #Rocktober @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen #TBR
Apparently I bought this and then forgot about it. Unbelievable! It's on my to-read shelf now...
The Lady and the Little Fox Fur | 
