The Book about Blanche and Marie
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Book Overview
In The Book about Blanche and Marie, Enquist has once again found inspiration from the historical record, this time exploring the fascinatingly complex relationship between two of the twentieth century's most remarkable women: Blanche Wittman, the famous hysteria patient of Professor J.M. Charcot at Salp tri re Hospital outside Paris, and Marie Curie, the Polish physicist and Nobel Prize winner. While the scientist tries to understand the nature of radiation, Blanche, her assistant and, at the time of her death, a triple amputee as a result of exposure to radiation, fills three notebooks with her exploration of a deceptively simple question: What is love? The Book about Blanche and Marie is at once a haunting look at scientific martyrdom and an intimate and moving portrait of a friendship between two uniquely brave and talented women.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1585676683
ISBN13:9781585676682
Release Date:March 2006
Publisher:Harry N. Abrams
Length:218 Pages
Weight:0.82 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.1"
Customer Reviews
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sad and beautiful, like love
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book helped me understand love and human nature. The repetitive style of the prose mirrored the nature of repetetive, obsessive thoughts such as those centered on love or scientific pursuits. Ultimately it left me feeling unsatisfied and still yearning to understand, which I think is the whole point. A beautiful novel.
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