{"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book of 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2025 French-American Foundation Translation Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eLili Is Crying\u003c\/em\u003e, Hélène Bessette's debut novel, conveys with singular force 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 1953 publication for its boundary-pushing style, \u003cem\u003eLili Is Crying\u003c\/em\u003e catapulted Bessette to cult status in France. The novel is moving and maddening in turns, with its characters trapped in their own cruelties and sorrows, but in its spareness and strength it feels true. \"Show me a woman who's chosen something.\" Bessette's books were hailed for their unusual economy of expression, rarity, strange humor, and sheer vivacity. She characterized her new kind of novel as \"a freshly cut slice of life, whose force comes from its lack of commentary.\"\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 0.6 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51889207148832,"sku":"9780811239660","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/m33CExDP1N9780811239660.webp?v=1781929490","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lili-is-crying-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}