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Book SynopsisTrade Review“There’s considerable comic relief in
Privy Portrait, as the narrator recounts his sadly amusing efforts to get by and find his place—not very good efforts, which are marked by missteps and bad decisions all along the way. The humor leavens and distracts from what’s an otherwise very dark tale, a mix Benoziglio manages quite well, helped by his sharp, wry writing which Lewis captures nicely in her translation.” * Complete Review *
“A lively translation by Tess Lewis,
Privy Portrait . . . is a darkly comic story. . . . It is dialogue, daydream, recalled events, and caustic self-assessment that fuel the prose.” * On the Seawall *
Shortlisted * French-American Foundation Translation Prize, 2015 *
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Privy Portrait
