num_pages: 246
description: A young writer has his heart set on his aunt's large apartment. With this seemingly simple conceit, the characters of The Planetarium are set in orbit and a galaxy of argument, resentment, and bitterness erupts. Telling the story from various points of view, Sarraute focuses below the surface, on the emotional lives of the characters in a way that surpasses even Virginia Woolf. Always deeply engaging, The Planetarium reveals the deep disparity between the way we see ourselves and the way others see us.
language: English
title: The Planetarium
titlecomplete: The Planetarium
genres: Classics, France, Roman, Novels, Womens, Literature, Unfinished, French Literature, Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 389
publisher: Dalkey Archive Press