The Words to Say It

The Words to Say It is an autobiographical novel by Marie Cardinal, first published in French as Les Mots pour le dire in 1976. The novel deals with Cardinal's childhood in Algeria, her sense of loss on leaving, her relationship with her mother, mental illness, and recovery through psychoanalysis.^[1]

The Words to Say It

Authors	Marie Cardinal
Original title	Les Mots pour le dire
Translator	Pat Goodheart
Language	French
Genre	autobiographical novel
Published	1976 (Grasset, in French) 1983 (Van Vactor & Goodheart, in English)
Publication place	France