{"product_id":"no-touching-9781609456917","title":"No Touching","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrix du Premier Roman 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA story of liberation and a heartrending portrayal of a woman's sense of self, Ketty Rouf's extraordinary debut shatters tired prejudices about sex, women, and society. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJosephine teaches philosophy in a high school in Drancy, a suburb of Paris. Her life is a balancing act between Xanax, Propranolol and Tupperware lunches in the staff room. The directives of the National Education Board are increasingly absurd and intolerable and she follows them with playfulness at times and derision at others. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen, one evening, Josephine walks into a strip club on the Champs-Elys e, her life is completely overturned. There she learns a secret nocturnal code of conduct; she discovers camaraderie and the joys of female company; and she thrills at the sensation of men's desire directed toward her. Josephine, a teacher by day, begins to lead a secret existence by night that ultimately allows her to regain control of her life. This delicate balance is shattered one evening by an unexpected visitor to the club where she dances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKover, Tina:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTina Kover\u003c\/strong\u003e translations for Europa include Antoine Compagnon's \u003cem\u003eA Summer with Montaigne\u003c\/em\u003e and Négar Djavadi's \u003cem\u003eDisoriental\u003c\/em\u003e, which won both the Albertine Prize and the Lambda Literary Award, and was a finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature and the PEN Translation Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRouf, Ketty:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKetty Rouf\u003c\/strong\u003e has a master's degree in philosophy, is a passionate ballet dancer, and after years working for the French National Education Board is now a full-time translator, interpreter, and writer. \u003cem\u003eNo Touching\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50380294029586,"sku":"9781609456917","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aa0be52e-5750-4b80-a9f2-a7f6044ef130.jpg?v=1728679866","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/no-touching-9781609456917","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}