Memory and Desire
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Synopsis
In autumn 1934, Dr Jacob Jardine glimpses a figure from his deepest imaginings - Sylvie Kowalska. Despite himself he is drawn into a troubled erotic world in which the past haunts the present.
Book details
Published
03/02/1997
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
ISBN
9780006179825
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About the author
Lisa Appignanesi
Lisa Appignanesi has been a university lecturer in European Studies and was Deputy Director of London's Institute of Contemporary Arts. Her works of non-fiction include 'Freud's Women' (with John Forrester), a biographical portrait of Simone de Beauvoir, and a history of cabaret. She has edited 'The Rushdie File' and a number of books on contemporary culture, as well as producing various films for television. Lisa Appignanesi lives in London with her two children.
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