"The Motorcycle" 1965 DE MANDIARGUES, Andre Pieyre

DE MANDIARGUES, Andre Pieyre [187] pp. Grove Press, Inc. 1965 Second Printing 8 1/4" x 5 3/4" Translated from French by Richard Howard and drawing by Bill Murphy. "The Motorcycle," written by André Pieyre de Mandiargues, is a French novel published in 1963, later adapted into the 1968 film "The Girl on a Motorcycle," starring Marianne Faithfull. The novel is also known as "La Motocyclette" in French. Mandiargues was a French writer associated with the Surrealists and known for his association with the painter Leonor Fini. The book is also known to have been influenced by motorcycle journalist Anke-Eve Goldmann, who was a pioneer in women's motorcycle racing.