We are the birds of the coming storm
By: Lola Lafon ; translated by David and Nicole Ball
Contributors: Ball, David, 1937- translator; Ball, Nicole, 1941- translator
Publisher: Seagull Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780857421890
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: French fiction
Work titles: Nous sommes les oiseaux de la tempête qui s'annonce
Description: "The story centers on two young women: Voltairine, a dancer who no longer dances but whose body is still haunted by the movement of dance, and her soulmate Emile, a young woman recovering from unexpected cardiac arrest.... Later, at the cinematheque, Voltairine and Emile meet a young girl whom they call "the little girl at the end of the lane," who is obsessed by the Haymarket Affair of 1886.... We Are the Birds of the Coming Storm explores repression, revolt, and madness, telling a story that is not only revolutionary but also cautionary--of three women who let their spirits fly like birds as the daunting storm ascends."--online abstract
Notes: English translation from the French.