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Author: Carole Maso

📘 The American woman in the Chinese hat by Carole Maso

Carole Maso's latest novel follows Catherine, an American writer in France, as she falls deeper into a state of madness. Through a series of encounters, including a poet, a fascist, a young Arlesian woman, a fireman, and three thieves, Catherine finds herself lost in a world of sexual encounters. As she splits herself in two and begins to observe herself from afar, she realizes that her story becomes the story of their lives. The novel explores themes of identity, sexuality, and the power of narrative, and features a bleak and haunting ending.

First publish date: 1994

Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Lesbian Fiction

Authors: Carole Maso

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