Back in print for the first time since 1997, Harpman’s modern classic is an important addition to the growing canon of feminist speculative literature. Deep underground, thirty-nine women are kept in isolation in a cage. Informed by her background as a psychoanalyst and her youth in exile, I Who Have Never Known Men is a haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic novel of female friendship and intimacy, and the lengths people will go to maintain their humanity in the face of devastation. Jacqueline Harpman, Ros Schwartz (Translator) I Who Have Never Known Men Paperback Shop Now Summary Discover the haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world. Price New from Used from Kindle 'Please retry' 9.99 Hardcover 'Please retry' 55. Jacqueline Harpman was born in Etterbeek, Belgium, in 1929, and fled to Casablanca with her family during WWII. I Who Have Never Known Men Mass Market Paperback Jby Jacqueline Harpman(Author), Ros Schwartz(Author) 4.4 out of 5 stars1,303 ratings See all formats and editions Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before.Īs the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl-the fortieth prisoner-sits alone and outcast in the corner. Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage.
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