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Pig Tales

by Marie Darrieussecq

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Popularity 80

A woman working in a beauty parlor chronicles her descent into gluttony and lust. In one word, she is becoming a pig and she even grows a corkscrew tail. The woman's transformation reflects that of her country, raked by revolution, epidemics and famine. Part fantasy, part satire on France. A debut in fiction.

FictionMetamorphosisSex oriented businessesMan-woman relationshipsFiction, generalNew York Times reviewed