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A dazzling translation by Lydia Davis of the first volume of Michel Leiris's masterwork, perhaps the most important French autobiographical enterprise of the twentieth century

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"Michel Leiris is the author of the most significant and arresting work of autobiography to have been written in the twentieth century."—John Sturrock

"For me his work is not only a document that enriches our knowledge of man, but also a personal testament that touches me deeply."—Francis Bacon

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    A Paperback / softback by Michel Leiris, Lydia Davis

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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: 02/05/2017
      ISBN13: 9780300212372, 978-0300212372
      ISBN10: 0300212372
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      Biography: historical, political and military

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A dazzling translation by Lydia Davis of the first volume of Michel Leiris's masterwork, perhaps the most important French autobiographical enterprise of the twentieth century

      Trade Review
      "Michel Leiris is the author of the most significant and arresting work of autobiography to have been written in the twentieth century."—John Sturrock

      "For me his work is not only a document that enriches our knowledge of man, but also a personal testament that touches me deeply."—Francis Bacon

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