Portrait of the Writer as a Domesticated Animal trauma a dazzling parable about the

a dazzling parable about the birth of the modern age with its terrors and promise

creating a work of literary art out of a life

and atrocities both political and domestic

has staked out territory that is difficult for any writer to traverse: how to tell a tortured love story when neither of the two characters possesses the ability or inclination to reflect on their behavior

what the hell

Portrait of the Writer as a Domesticated Animal trauma a dazzling parable about theby Lydie Salvayre translated by William Pedersen Publication Date: 02 01 2010 ISBN: 9781564785572 What happens when a writer throws herself into the service of one of the richest businessmen in the world? Will all the luxuries and corruption of the business world turn her into a complacent drone?