Tropisms

"Originally published in 1939, Tropisms is the stunning debut of the late Nathalie Sarraute, long considered one of France’s most important writers. Sarraute, whose work went on to be translated into dozens of languages, once described her work as the “interior movements that precede and prepare our words and actions, at the limits of our consciousness.” This collection of vignettes, made up of short scenes and anecdotes, reads like quiet prose poems that stay with the reader. Translated by Maria Jolas, Tropisms is a masterpiece, short but powerful in every sense."