Mad in Pursuit





Violette Leduc (1907-1972)
Mad in Pursuit
Translated from the French by Derek Coltman
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1971

French novelist Violette Leduc authored two massive
memoirs, La Bâtarde and La Folie en tête or Mad in
Pursuit. While La Bâtarde is the more well-known,
Mad in Pursuit is my favorite. It’s the frenzied account
of Leduc’s time working alongside writers such as Simone
de Beauvoir, Camus, and Genet in postwar France, while
constantly battling stifling self-doubt.

Katie Fricas (staff)
Back to Top

The New York
Society Library

53 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10075
212.288.6900
reference@nysoclib.org

Hours of Operation

Monday / Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday / Sunday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Holiday Closing:
Easter

The Library will be closed
Sun, 3/31.

Otherwise we observe normal hours.
 
© Copyright The New York Society Library | Privacy Policy