In The Absence of Men

Besson, Philippe

ISBN 10: 0434009695 / ISBN 13: 9780434009695

Editore: William Heinemann, 2002

Codice articolo 0434009695-VB

Riassunto:

Paris 1916- Vincent is 16, 'as old as the century'. With almost every able-bodied young man away at the front, Vincent is approaching manhood very much 'in the absence of men'...In his relationship with the soldier son of one of his parent's servants, who subsequently dies on the batlefront, he explores his sexuality; his platonic relationship with the middle-aged Jewish writer, Marcel Proust, stimulates an intelligence and sophistication remarkable in an adolescent; and with both he enters a world of love, and the final loss of what remains of his childhood innocence. Set in the very recognizable world of Proust's Paris, 'In the Absence of Men' is a remarkable act of homage to a great writer.

Recensione: “A superb novel, brilliant, inventive and audacious... exquisite and cruel, deliciously written.” – Le Monde

“From time to time... first novels appear which announce, without hesitation, without dispute, the arrival of a real writer... Such is the experience of reading Philippe Besson’s In the Absence of Men.” – Magazine Litteraire

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Titolo: In The Absence of Men
Casa editrice: William Heinemann
Data di pubblicazione: 2002
Legatura: hardcover
Condizione: As New