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More Die of Heartbreak
Door Saul Bellow
Categorie | Engels |
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Boeknummer | #286377 |
Titel | More Die of Heartbreak |
Auteur | Bellow, Saul |
Boektype | Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag |
Uitgeverij | New York : William Morrow |
Jaar van uitgave | 1987 |
ISBN10 | 0688069355 |
ISBN13 | 9780688069353 |
Taal | Engels |
Samenvatting | In More Die of Heartbreak, our erratic narrator explains to his audience that he must abandon Paris for the Midwest. Of course, Kenneth merely wants to be closer to his beloved uncle, the world-famous botanist Benn Crader, to receive the older man's worldly wisdom. The mercurial Benn, however, struggles to put down roots himself, constantly departing for the forests of India, the mountains of China, the jungles of Brazil, or even the Antarctic. Why does he travel so much? Submerging himself in botanical studies seem insufficient, and he hunts relentlessly for more carnal satisfaction. More Die of Heartbreak has all the humor of a French farce, and all the brooding darkness of a Hitchcock film. From this tragicomedy Bellow unravels a brilliant and sinister examination of contemporary sexu... (Lees verder)ality, asking why even the most noble pursuits often end in mundane disillusionment. |
Pagina's | 335 |
Conditie | Goed |
Prijs | € 8,00 |
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