Poum and Alexandre

Poum and Alexandre

Author	Catherine de Saint Phalle
Genre	Memoir
Publisher	Transit Lounge
Publication date	1 October 2016
Publication place	Australia
ISBN	978-0-9943957-7-1

Poum and Alexandre is a 2016 memoir by French-Australian author Catherine de Saint Phalle. The book recounts de Saint Phalle's childhood growing up in Paris as the child of two eccentric parents.^[1] It was shortlisted for the 2017 Stella Prize.^[2]

The book was reviewed in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and Australian Book Review. In The Australian, Miriam Cosic praised de Saint Phalle's prose and the tension and suspense of her writing.^[3] In Australian Book Review, Kate Ryan wrote that the book "sails in poetic language and rich imagery", but that it was not entirely successful in illuminating the author's parents.^[4] Fiona Capp gave a positive review of the book in The Sydney Morning Herald, describing it as a work of "sustained intensity, tenderness and generosity of spirit".^[5]

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