The Story of Blanche and Marie

by Per Olov Enquist

Book Overview

In 1878, Blanche Wittman was committed to Salp tri re Hospital as an hysteric and placed in the care of the famous M. Charcot, who regularly displayed her, in a cataleptic state, before a public... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843432331
• ISBN13: 9781843432333
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: HARVILL SECKER
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

sad and beautiful, like love

This book helped me understand love and human nature. The repetitive style of the prose mirrored the nature of repetetive, obsessive thoughts such as those centered on love or scientific pursuits. Ultimately it left me feeling unsatisfied and still yearning to understand, which I think is the whole point. A beautiful novel.