Maleficium
Maleficium
Martine Desjardins (born 1957)
Translated by Fred A. Reed, David Homel
English editions
In EnglishMaleficium
Talonbooks · Canada · 15 April 2012 · Paperback · 160 pages
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A novel made of eight closely linked stories: the confessions of seven men and one woman to a priest, Father Savoie (1877–1913), who, unable to keep silent about these strange events, commits the sacrilege of setting them down on paper. Each penitent tells of travels to exotic lands in search of rare goods, and of a mysterious encounter. A tightly structured book in a rich language, mixing exoticism, eroticism and the fantastic, in a world ruled by fear and desire.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 187 pages in the original
- Genres
- Historical (assigned by AI)
- First published
- 2009 by Alto
- Author's age
- 52 when first published
- ISBN
9782923550275 (original)
9780889226807 (Talonbooks, Canada)
- More
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