The Stain

by Rikki Ducornet

Book Overview

In?"The Stain"?Rikki Ducornet tells the story of a young girl named Charlotte, branded with a furry birthmark in the shape of a dancing hare, regarded as the mark of Satan. "Sadistic nuns, scatology,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394542843
• ISBN13: 9780394542843
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Brilliant wordsmithery

THE STAIN is not a novel for everyone, but it is an unforgettable delight for those who relish gorgeous wordplay. Every sentence bristles with earthy genius. I read this book about once a year, just to savor the prose. Ducornet has written more sophisticated books, perhaps, structurally speaking, but none which give me so much pure pleasure. THE STAIN, to me, is a classic.