A delicate boy growing up in Paris, Jerome Palissier spends many summers at his uncle's house in the Normandy countryside, where the whole world seems 'steeped in azure'. There he falls deeply in love with his cousin Alissa and she with him. But gradually Alissa becomes convinced that Jerome's love for her is endangering his soul. In the interests of his salvation, she decides to suppress everything that is beautiful in herself - in both mind and body.
A devastating exploration of aestheticism taken to extremes, Strait is the Gate is a novel of haunting beauty that stimulates the mind and the emotions.
Format: Paperback | 160 pages
Dimensions (cm): 18.1 x 11.1 x 0.8 | 192g
Publication Date: 1952
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Condition: Acceptable
A vintage book with obvious wear. Has a fair amount of damage to the cover, including creasing, scuff marks, and discolouring, but integrity still intact (but on its last leg). The top layer has started to peel off the spine (see pic. 2) but integrity is still intact. No writing in margins, no underlining and highlighting of text. A fair amount of creasing and discolouring, but no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text.
