The Seasons Of The Ram
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First English Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A work of French literary fiction, The Seasons of the Ram by Maurice Pons is a haunting and atmospheric novel that chronicles the lives of a group of young women isolated in a remote mountain village, cut off from the outside world as winter descends. Pons constructs a claustrophobic, dreamlike world where the rhythms of nature and the tensions of confinement shape every interaction, unraveling the psychological and social dynamics that emerge among the women over the course of the seasons. Written with a lyrical yet unsettling tone, the narrative illustrates how isolation strips away social conventions, exposing raw human desires, rivalries, and vulnerabilities beneath the surface of an ordered community. Originally published in French as Les Saisons and celebrated for its poetic prose, the novel stands as a quietly powerful meditation on femininity, power, and the passage of time.
Author: Maurice Pons (translated by Frances Frenaye)
Format: Hardback
Published: 1977, St. Martin's Press
Genre: Fiction
Edition: First English Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A work of French literary fiction, The Seasons of the Ram by Maurice Pons is a haunting and atmospheric novel that chronicles the lives of a group of young women isolated in a remote mountain village, cut off from the outside world as winter descends. Pons constructs a claustrophobic, dreamlike world where the rhythms of nature and the tensions of confinement shape every interaction, unraveling the psychological and social dynamics that emerge among the women over the course of the seasons. Written with a lyrical yet unsettling tone, the narrative illustrates how isolation strips away social conventions, exposing raw human desires, rivalries, and vulnerabilities beneath the surface of an ordered community. Originally published in French as Les Saisons and celebrated for its poetic prose, the novel stands as a quietly powerful meditation on femininity, power, and the passage of time.