シュザンヌの日々―ニュー・スマーナ・ビーチ

by Florence Delay

Written in collaboration by a group of American and French writers, S is at once a challenging literary collage and a novel of rare elegance and depth. With pathos, humor, and sheer verbal inventiveness, it imagines the extraordinary life and times of Suzanne, an uncommonly resourceful woman who finds herself by turns the catalyst of a brutal murder, the obsession of a fanatical avant-garde poet, and the leader of a Cuban contraband ring. Although each of its seven episodes is by a different hand, the story retains a remarkable unity, as the enigmatic Suzanne, seen in a variety of perspectives and fictional styles, emerges as an engagingly human, wholly unforgettable character.

Tankobon Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Florence Delay was a French writer and actress. She has been a member of the Académie française since 2000. She has notably written novels, essays and plays (in collaboration with Jacques Roubaud) and has translated texts from Spanish.
She is also known for portraying Joan of Arc in the 1962 Robert Bresson's film The Trial of Joan of Arc.