{"product_id":"lili-is-crying-paperback","title":"Lili Is Crying - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHélène Bessette\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKate Briggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eEimear McBride\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLili Is Crying\u003c\/em\u003e, Hélène Bessette's debut novel, explores the fraughtness and depth of the troubling relationship between Lili and her mother Charlotte. With a near-mythic quality, Bessette's stripped-back prose evokes at once the pain of thwarted love--of desire run cold--and the promise of renewal. Lauded by critics on its initial publication in 1953 for its boundary-pushing style, \u003cem\u003eLili Is Crying\u003c\/em\u003e transformed Bessette into a cult author in France. Moving and maddening in turns, the characters are so trapped in their own cruelty and sorrows, but in its spareness it feels true: \"Show me a woman who has actually chosen something.\" Championed by Raymond Queneau, then an editor at Gallimard, Bessette's novels were hailed for their experimentation, unusual economy of expression, rarity, strange humor, and their sheer vivacity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 7.93 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43479379837063,"sku":"9780811239660","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/AFx5gD9F7Y9780811239660.webp?v=1763301189","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/lili-is-crying-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}