Book Overview
The provocative, spellbinding debut novel, set in a village in the Loire Valley in the late 19th century, by prolific worldbuilder Rikki Ducornet. In The Stain, Rikki Ducornet tells the story of a young girl named Charlotte, branded with a furry birthmark in the shape of a dancing hare, regarded as the mark of Satan. "Sadistic nuns, scatology, butchered animals, monkish rapists, and Satan" (Kirkus), as well as the village exorcist,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1628975652
ISBN13:9781628975659
Release Date:February 2025
Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press
Length:226 Pages
Customer Reviews
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Brilliant wordsmithery
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THE STAIN is not a novel for everyone, but it is an unforgettable delight for those who relish gorgeous wordplay. Every sentence bristles with earthy genius. I read this book about once a year, just to savor the prose. Ducornet has written more sophisticated books, perhaps, structurally speaking, but none which give me so much pure pleasure. THE STAIN, to me, is a classic.
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