{"product_id":"lili-is-crying","title":"Lili is Crying","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"imageBlockWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"imageBlock\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productImageWrapper\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContentWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLili is Crying\u003c\/em\u003e, Hélène Bessette’s debut novel, explores the fraughtness and depth of the troubling relationship between Lili and her mother Charlotte. With a near-mythic quality, Bessette’s stripped-back prose evokes at once the pain of thwarted love – of desire run cold – and the promise of renewal. Lauded by critics on its initial publication in 1953 for its boundary-pushing style, unusual economy of expression, strange humour and sheer vivacity, \u003cem\u003eLili is Crying\u003c\/em\u003e announces Bessette’s singular take on the ‘poetic novel’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition marks the very first translation of Bessette’s work into English, by Windham-Campbell Prize-winning author and translator Kate Briggs.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished: UK, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages: 192\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 10: 1804271675\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 13: 9781804271674\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Helene Bessette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51445488058634,"sku":null,"price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9781804271674.jpg?v=1751633701","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/lili-is-crying","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}