Mauve Desert by Nicole Brossard

Nicole Brossard's iconic work, first published in 1987, returns to this novel in a new edition. Mauve Desert, a major piece in Canadian and feminist writing, is a must-read for both readers and authors.

In Part One of Québécois author Brossard's postmodernist, twisting tale, queer Mélanie flees her mother and her mother's lover, Lorna, by driving through the Arizona desert. She adores the desert, the vista, and the open air. In part two, a lady comes across the text from part one and sets out to discover its meaning and origins in order to interpret it. And, in part three, she does translate it: but it's not the same as the original, and the variances underscore the intricate task of translation and the difficulties of putting life into words.

Translated by Susanne De Lotbiniere

Link to read: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/580293