Pig Tales

By Marie Darrieussecq

Subjects: Metamorphosis, Fiction, general, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Man-woman relationships, Sex oriented businesses

Description: A woman working in a beauty parlor chronicles her descent into gluttony and lust. In one word, she is becoming a pig and she even grows a corkscrew tail. The woman's transformation reflects that of her country, raked by revolution, epidemics and famine. Part fantasy, part satire on France. A debut in fiction.