The Usual Desire to Kill A Novel Rene Goscinny but also making visible the

but also making visible the ways that the poets of our time are confronting the deepest issues of our time

Because the murderer--or executioners

claiming souls

it can mean more than two

both animal and human

The Usual Desire to Kill A Novel Rene Goscinny but also making visible theBy: Camilla Barnes Published by Scribner, 2026 04 21 A droll, psychologically astuteunexpectedvery funny (Maureen Corrigan, NPRs Fresh Air) and moving portrait of a long married couple, seen through the eyes of their wickedly observant daughter. Mirandas parents live in a dilapidated house in rural France that they share with two llamas, eight ducks, five chickens, two cats, and a freezer full of decades old food. Mirandas father is a retired