Small lives
By: Pierre Michon ; translated from the French by Jody Gladding and Elizabeth Deshays.
Contributors: Gladding, Jody, 1955-; Deshays, Elizabeth.
Edition: 1st Archipelago Books ed.
Publisher: Archipelago Books; Distributed by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Brooklyn, NY; [Minneapolis, Minn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780972869218
Work titles: Vie miniscules.
Description: "In Small Lives, Pierre Michon paints portraits of eight individuals whose stories span two centuries in his native region of La Creuse. In the process of exploring their lives, he explores the act of writing and his emotional connection to both. The quest to trace and recall these interconnected lives seared into his memory ultimately becomes a quest to grasp his own humanity and discover his own voice."--book jacket.