num_pages: 259
description: 2004 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTWhen a girl falls into a deep and impenetrable sleep, the borders between her provincial French village and the peculiar, beguiling realm of her dreams begin to A fat woman sprouts delicate wings and takes flight; a failed photographer stumbles into the role of pornographer; a beautiful young wife grows to resemble her husband's viol. And in their midst travels Madeleine, the dreamer, who is trying to make sense of her own metamorphosis.Part fairy tale, part coming-of-age story, this enchantingly inventive novel follows Madeleine as she leaves home, joins a gypsy circus, and falls into an unexpected triangle of desire and love.Embracing the earthy and the ethereal, the comical and the poignant, Madeleine Is Sleeping is an adventure in the discovery of art, sexuality, community, and the self that transcends both time and place.
language: English
title: Madeleine Is Sleeping
titlecomplete: Madeleine Is Sleeping
genres: Literature, Literary Fiction, Novels, Coming Of Age, France, Magical Realism, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Poetry, Fantasy
ratings_count: 1426
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt