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Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before.
As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl—the fortieth prisoner—sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others’ escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground.
Jacqueline Harpman was born in Etterbeek, Belgium, in 1929, and fled to Casablanca with her family during WWII. Informed by her background as a psychoanalyst and her youth in exile, I Who Have Never Known Men is a haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic novel of female friendship and intimacy, and the lengths people will go to maintain their humanity in the face of devastation. Back in print for the first time since 1997, Harpman’s modern classic is an important addition to the growing canon of feminist speculative literature.
From the Publisher
ASIN : B09QJ8L8FF
Publisher : Transit Books (May 10, 2022)
Publication date : May 10, 2022
Language : English
File size : 706 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 175 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 1945492600
Customers say
Customers find the book engaging and easy to read. They describe the writing as simple, straightforward, and beautiful. However, opinions differ on the pacing – some find it depressing and thought-provoking, while others feel it’s boring and repetitive. There are mixed reviews regarding the storyline – some find it unique and bleak, while others feel it lacks climax.
