Savage Russian The narrator sometimes sees herself

The narrator sometimes sees herself as Cassandra

Sarah’s recently deceased father

Adolf Hitler

a shopkeeper

José Luiz Passos is a Professor of Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Cultures at UCLA

Savage Russian The narrator sometimes sees herselfby Jacques Jouet translated by Amber Shields Based on the life of Post Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin, Jacques Jouet's "Savage" compels the reader to ask whether it is the primitive or the civilized man who is savage. At the height of the Belle poque, an eccentric young clothing designer searches for inspiration and identity as an artist among the "savage" peoples of France's colonies. Influenced by several exotic lovers, a quirky "vieille" dame,