With pathos and pageantry, desperation and hope, magic and mythology, this acclaimed novel weaves its unforgettable spell.

    And she kept him in the bedroom by the closet-cupboard door. The lion had a secret name.

    Teeny-Wonderful Contest. Her mother is not so excited when Carol decides her talent is to jump six garbage cans on her bike.

    Love, Japan, Paris, exhilarating moments of epiphany, motherhood and adventure are combined in this vivid portrait of existence lived in the search for ecstasy. Nicole Brossard is well-known for her non-fiction, poetry and fiction, and she is one of the earliest and most consistent transgressors of the lines between genres. "Intimate Journal" has been translated from its original French into Japanese (2000) and Spanish (Argentina, 2003).