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1976 novel by Marie Cardinal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Words to Say It is an autobiographical novel by Marie Cardinal, first published in French as Les Mots pour le dire in 1976. The novel deals with Cardinal's childhood in Algeria, her sense of loss on leaving, her relationship with her mother, mental illness, and recovery through psychoanalysis.[1]

OriginaltitleLes Mots pour le dire
TranslatorPat Goodheart
LanguageFrench
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The Words to Say It
AuthorsMarie Cardinal
Original titleLes Mots pour le dire
TranslatorPat Goodheart
LanguageFrench
Genreautobiographical novel
Published
  • 1976 (Grasset, in French)
  • 1983 (Van Vactor & Goodheart, in English)
Publication placeFrance
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