Orphans

By Hadrien Laroche

A forlorn traveler is taken in by three suffering orphans, who, in the midst of their pain, give him food and shelter. The first, orphaned by history, still mourns a father who was sent to a Nazi concentration camp, never to return. The second, orphaned by pathology, has a rare disease, and is facing madness alone in a mountain chalet. The third, orphaned by philosophy, is a teenager who has decided to cut all ties with his parents. Never one to avoid challenging questions, in this poignant triptych Laroche examines the relationship between a writer and his words: suggesting that, perhaps, he is the orphan of his own work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628970022
• ISBN13: 9781628970029
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 6.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher