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THE VEXATIONS
A kaleidoscopic debut novel about love, family, genius, and the madness of art, circling the life and times of French composer Erik Satie, set in early twentieth-century Paris.
The iconic French composer Erik Satie has captivated listeners globally since his youth and the beginning of his career, and long after his death nearly a century ago. Now, debut novelist Caitlin Horrocks brings us a new perspective on his life, vividly reimagined through his own eyes and the eyes of those closest to him. Atmospheric and provocative, The Vexations is a composite portrait of a deeply fragile man obsessed with fame and unable to reconcile his need for affection with his distaste for overt displays of affection.
Satie's childhood, spent separated from his family, left him emotionally stunted and aching for approval and appreciation, particularly that of his older sister. Louise herself suffered from their separation so deeply that forgiveness and true connection became impossible, even after tragedy struck her in adulthood and she, too, was desperate for support.
Caitlin Horrocks is a powerful and dynamic new voice in fiction, and The Vexations is a remarkable feat of storytelling that offers a window into one of history's most enigmatic artists.
Caitlin Horrocks is author of the story collection This Is Not Your City, a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice and a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. Her stories and essays appear in The New Yorker, The Best American Short Stories, The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, The Pushcart Prize, The Paris Review, The Atlantic, Tin House, One Story, and other journals and anthologies. Her awards include the Plimpton Prize and fellowships to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and the MacDowell Colony. She is the fiction editor of The Kenyon Review and teaches at Grand Valley State University, and occasionally in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.
The iconic French composer Erik Satie has captivated listeners globally since his youth and the beginning of his career, and long after his death nearly a century ago. Now, debut novelist Caitlin Horrocks brings us a new perspective on his life, vividly reimagined through his own eyes and the eyes of those closest to him. Atmospheric and provocative, The Vexations is a composite portrait of a deeply fragile man obsessed with fame and unable to reconcile his need for affection with his distaste for overt displays of affection.
Satie's childhood, spent separated from his family, left him emotionally stunted and aching for approval and appreciation, particularly that of his older sister. Louise herself suffered from their separation so deeply that forgiveness and true connection became impossible, even after tragedy struck her in adulthood and she, too, was desperate for support.
Caitlin Horrocks is a powerful and dynamic new voice in fiction, and The Vexations is a remarkable feat of storytelling that offers a window into one of history's most enigmatic artists.
Caitlin Horrocks is author of the story collection This Is Not Your City, a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice and a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. Her stories and essays appear in The New Yorker, The Best American Short Stories, The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, The Pushcart Prize, The Paris Review, The Atlantic, Tin House, One Story, and other journals and anthologies. Her awards include the Plimpton Prize and fellowships to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and the MacDowell Colony. She is the fiction editor of The Kenyon Review and teaches at Grand Valley State University, and occasionally in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.
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Published 2019-06-01 by Little, Brown (US) |