Madeleine Is Sleeping (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781250781338)

A National Book Award Finalist, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum's enchanting and inventive first novel is a groundbreaking, contemporary classic

When a girl falls into a mysterious, impenetrable sleep, the borders between her provincial French village and the peculiar, beguiling realm of her dreams begin to disappear: 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. Madeleine, the dreamer, travels in their midst, trying to make sense of her own metamorphosis. 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 part fairy tale, part coming-of-age story, and above all, an adventure in the discovery of art, sexuality, community, and the self.

Author: Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum
ISBN-10: 1250781337
ISBN-13: 9781250781338
Publisher: Picador USA
Language: English
Published: 10/27/2020
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.50h x 4.90w x 0.80d