{"product_id":"astragal-paperback","title":"Astragal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlbertine Sarrazin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatsy Southgate\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePatti Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs if the reader were riding shotgun, this intensely vivid novel captures a life on the lam. \"L'astragale\" is the French word for the ankle bone Albertine Sarrazin's heroine Anne breaks as she leaps from her jail cell to freedom. As she drags herself down the road, away from the prison walls, she is rescued by Julien, himself a small-time criminal, who keeps her hidden. They fall in love. Fear of capture, memories of her prison cell, claustrophobia in her hideaways: every detail is fiercely felt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eAstragal\u003c\/em\u003e burst onto the French literary scene in 1965; its fiery and vivacious style was entirely new, and Sarrazin became a celebrity overnight. But as fate would have it, Sarrazin herself kept running into trouble with the law, even as she became a star. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe died from a botched surgery at the height of her fame. Sarrazin's life and work (her novels are semi-autobiographical) have been the subject of intense fascination in France; a new adaptation of \u003cem\u003eAstragal\u003c\/em\u003e is currently being filmed. Patti Smith, who brought \u003cem\u003eAstragal\u003c\/em\u003e to the attention of New Directions, contributes an enthusiastic introduction to one of her favorite writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689595375679,"sku":"9780811220736","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/08e4ad708bbfba153fc3b1af6678e39d.webp?v=1764986034","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/astragal-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}