The provocative, spellbinding debut novel, set in a village in the Loire Valley in the late 19th century, by prolific worldbuilder Rikki Ducornet. In The Stain , Rikki Ducornet tells the story of a young girl named Charlotte, branded with a furry birthmark in the shape of a dancing hare, regarded as the mark of Satan. "Sadistic nuns, scatology, butchered animals, monkish rapists, and Satan" ( Kirkus ), as well as the village exorcist, inhabit this bawdy tale of perversion, power, possession, and the rape of innocence. ...
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The provocative, spellbinding debut novel, set in a village in the Loire Valley in the late 19th century, by prolific worldbuilder Rikki Ducornet. In The Stain , Rikki Ducornet tells the story of a young girl named Charlotte, branded with a furry birthmark in the shape of a dancing hare, regarded as the mark of Satan. "Sadistic nuns, scatology, butchered animals, monkish rapists, and Satan" ( Kirkus ), as well as the village exorcist, inhabit this bawdy tale of perversion, power, possession, and the rape of innocence. Ducornet weaves an intricate design of fantasy and reality, at once surreal, hilarious, and terrifying.
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Add this copy of The Stain to cart. $12.26, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2025 by Dalkey Archive Press.
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Very Good. Inscribed by the author on the title page: For Ella / from (signed) Rikki / with friendship. First Thus, revised edition. Top of spine slightly bumped, and a touch of light shelfwear, else Very Good. // Ducornet's first published novel (1984) revised and published here for the first time (1995).
Add this copy of The Stain to cart. $45.00, like new condition, Sold by Dan Pope Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from WEST Hartford, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Chatto Windus, London.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First U.K. edition. First printing. Fine in a fine jacket. Hardbound. There is a pin-sized hole on the front dust jacket, and a corresponding rubbed white line.
Add this copy of The Stain to cart. $45.00, very good condition, Sold by Ash Grove Heirloom Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pueblo, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Chatto & Windus.
Add this copy of The Stain (American Literature (Dalkey Archive) to cart. $46.50, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Dalkey Archive Press.
Add this copy of The Stain to cart. $60.40, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2025 by Dalkey Archive Press.
Add this copy of The Stain (American Literature (Dalkey Archive) to cart. $78.97, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Dalkey Archive Press.
