Apology for the Woman Writing by Jenny Diski

'So overwhelmed was Marie de Gournay by the work of French essayist and philosopher Michel de Montaigne that when she finally met him, she stabbed herself with a hairpin until the blood ran in order to show her devotion. An awkward, obsessive character, she set herself against the world in her determination to achieve her ambitious dreams. Only her servant, Jamyn, really knew her.'--P. [4] of cover. This 2009 Virago Press Ltd Paperback is in good condition.

ISBN: 9781844083862 SKU: 1189041 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

Location: Fiction