I think this is pretty adjacent to what you’re looking for. The main character of the title longs for what society, her family, social convention, her people, everything and everyone, wants to deny her. Probably in the top 100 of world literature. Also an incredible recreation of a lost world–in this case, ancient Carthage.
If you read French, obviously that’s where you’ll get the best experience, but the Penguin edition is excellent for English.
Flaubert, Gustave. 1977. *Salammbô.* Translated and with an introduction by A. J. Krailsheimer. Penguin Classics. London/New York: Penguin Books
Mysterious_Tea_21 on
Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys. I loved this book! The protagonist is a young woman who has moved to Paris to escape her previous life. As her story unfolds, details of her past are gradually unveiled, and you begin to understand what forced her to flee her home, her friends, and her family.
2 Comments
I think this is pretty adjacent to what you’re looking for. The main character of the title longs for what society, her family, social convention, her people, everything and everyone, wants to deny her. Probably in the top 100 of world literature. Also an incredible recreation of a lost world–in this case, ancient Carthage.
If you read French, obviously that’s where you’ll get the best experience, but the Penguin edition is excellent for English.
Flaubert, Gustave. 1977. *Salammbô.* Translated and with an introduction by A. J. Krailsheimer. Penguin Classics. London/New York: Penguin Books
Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys. I loved this book! The protagonist is a young woman who has moved to Paris to escape her previous life. As her story unfolds, details of her past are gradually unveiled, and you begin to understand what forced her to flee her home, her friends, and her family.