Louis Calaferte completes trilogy with 'La mécanique des femmes'
Louis Calaferte publishes 'La mécanique des femmes', the final volume of a trilogy that includes 'Les Épisodes de la vie des mantes religieuses' and 'Les Filles d'Hécate'. This fragmentary narrative features brief, impactful dialogues in a near-telegraphic style, depicting women's gestures and postures—verbal and physical—before, during, and after love. Art press publishes excerpts from the book.
Key facts
- Louis Calaferte publishes 'La mécanique des femmes'
- It is the last volume of a trilogy
- The trilogy includes 'Les Épisodes de la vie des mantes religieuses' and 'Les Filles d'Hécate'
- The narrative is fragmentary with brief, impactful dialogues
- Style is near-telegraphic
- Depicts women's gestures and postures before, during, and after love
- Art press publishes excerpts
Entities
Artists
- Louis Calaferte
Institutions
- art press
Sources
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