A lapse of memory Victor Segalen ; translated and with an introduction by Rosemary Arnoux
Material type: TextLanguage: ENG Original language: French Publication details: Mount Nebo, Qld, Australia Boombana Publications c1995Description: 287 p. 2 maps ; 20 cmISBN:- 0646246909 (pbk.) :
- 0646246909 (pbk)
- Immemoriaux French
- 843.912 20
Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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MAIN LIBRARY Noumea | 843.912 SEG 1995 | Available | 30364 |
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First published: Paris : Mercure de France, 1907.
This is the first translation into English of Victor Segalen's Les Immémoriaux, which depicts the rapid demise of the old Tahitian culture following the first contacts with European explorers. Based on extensive documentation, it is now seen as one of the earliest ethnographic novels.
Bibliography: p. 283-287.
Translation of: Les Immemoriaux.