The Book about Blanche and Marie

by Per Olov Enquist

Book Overview

In The Book about Blanche and Marie, Enquist has once again found inspiration from the historical record, this time exploring the fascinatingly complex relationship between two of the twentieth century's most remarkable women: Blanche Wittman, the famous hysteria patient of Professor J.M. Charcot at Salp tri re Hospital outside Paris, and Marie Curie, the Polish physicist and Nobel Prize winner. While the scientist tries to understand the nature of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585676683
• ISBN13: 9781585676682
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.1"

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.