The Stain

by Rikki Ducornet

Book Overview

The provocative, spellbinding debut novel, set in a village in the Loire Valley in the late 19th century, by prolific worldbuilder Rikki Ducornet. In The Stain, Rikki Ducornet tells the story of a young girl named Charlotte, branded with a furry birthmark in the shape of a dancing hare, regarded as the mark of Satan. "Sadistic nuns, scatology, butchered animals, monkish rapists, and Satan" (Kirkus), as well as the village exorcist,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628975652
• ISBN13: 9781628975659
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 226 Pages

Customer Reviews

Brilliant wordsmithery

THE STAIN is not a novel for everyone, but it is an unforgettable delight for those who relish gorgeous wordplay. Every sentence bristles with earthy genius. I read this book about once a year, just to savor the prose. Ducornet has written more sophisticated books, perhaps, structurally speaking, but none which give me so much pure pleasure. THE STAIN, to me, is a classic.