Lili Is Crying

Lili is Crying, H?l?ne 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, unusual economy of expression, strange humour and sheer vivacity, Lili is Crying announces Bessette’s singular take on the ‘poetic novel’. This edition marks the very first translation of Bessette’s work into English, by Windham-Campbell Prize-winning author and translator Kate Briggs.

Author: Hélène Bessette
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions
Published: 06/05/2025
Pages: 170
ISBN: 9781804271674
Language: English