Rameau's Niece
Cathleen Schine. Plume Books, $14 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-452-27161-6
A bestselling author grows infatuated with a lascivious 18th century novel in Schine's gem-like, comic novel. (Apr.)
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Reviewed on: 04/04/1994
Genre: Fiction
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