Camille in October
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Review Quotes
On the Seawall
"Camille in October shows [Best's] exquisite sense of timing and her sure-handed nudging of plot and tuning of tone. She is never in a rush; the pace is attuned to the expressive needs of Camille’s mind. Stephanie Schechner, the translator, renders it all with a lively sensitivity. The novel also offers oblique illuminations of Best’s sense of herself as a writer and observer."
Le Monde
“Amid misery, love as a passage to life—emotional and cultural—gives this story its power and its originality. To achieve this required an exacting sensitivity. Here is the true success of this novelist."
European Literature Network
"First published in 1988, Camille in October is one of three novels and four collections of short stories Best published in her lifetime. Only one other novel has been translated into English. My personal hope is that this novel will mark the beginning of strong interest in and well-deserved praise for this author’s remarkable work."
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