"The Great Profundo and Other Stories
2001
Random House Ebooks (Hersteller)
978-1-84345-105-1 (ISBN)
Random House Ebooks (Hersteller)
978-1-84345-105-1 (ISBN)
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On the fringes of society, the characters of Bernard MacLaverty's stories are forced to seek consolation as best they can. A lonely old lady resorts to posting a monthly letter to herself; a retired policeman and a cornet-player, captivated by a young flautist, seeks oblivion in drink. In a shabby world, some simply suffer unseen: a sword-swallower, once immortalised by Matisse, sustains a fatal wound before an unheeding, drunken audience; a parish priest slips into death in the cold solitude of his church. Others find unexpected forms of expression: a young boy sheds the shame of his psoriasis through friendship with an eccentric duchess, and a poem provides a tenuous link between two inarticulate strangers. Long-term relationships can lead to a new understanding: a famous architect and his son becomes aware of a bond of mutual affection despite the gult between them in attitudes and values.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.10.2001 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
ISBN-10 | 1-84345-105-0 / 1843451050 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84345-105-1 / 9781843451051 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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