Tropismes (1957)

Two weeks ago New Directions Press republished an English edition of Nathalie Sarraute's Tropismes (1957), as translated by Maria Jolas. The edition appears as part of NDP's Pearls series, whose covers favour geometric (abstract) forms; but with the Sarraute edition, these covers have taken a figurative, childlike turn. 

The Planetarium (1959)

Marvellous against the gold glints of the beige wall … And the wall itself … How effective … You'd think it was skin … It's as soft as chamois …