The Cave of Heaven
Author | : Patrick Grainville |
Publisher | : Dalkey Archive Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1991-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 0916583686 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780916583682 |
Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Cave of Heaven written by Patrick Grainville and published by Dalkey Archive Press. This book was released on 1991-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extravagant novel marks the English-language debut of one of France's most exciting and controversial writers. At the center is a mysterious excavation site in southwest France, where the skull of a 500,000-year-old man has been discovered. Simon, a journalist assigned to do a story on the cave, is a voluptuary keenly responsive to his surroundings, finding an erotic patina over everything he sees, hears, touches, imagines.