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Lädt ... The Two Deaths of Senora Puccini (1988)von Stephen Dobyns
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It is a night racked with violence in an unnamed Latin American country. Three men brave the war-ravaged streets to meet at the opulent home of a friend, the famed surgeon Daniel Pacheco, for their semiannual gathering. As a lavish meal is served by the sullen housekeeper, interest centers on the photograph of an intriguingly beautiful young woman. Spellbinding revelations of erotic obsession and betrayal unfold, interrupted by the increasing bloodshed that presses closer to Pacheco's door. Stephen Dobyns has written a provocative novel of desire, lust, depravity, and danger--a classic thriller that holds you tightly in its grasp until its shattering conclusion. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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It may appear that it is the outside world working its way into the fragile mental worlds of the dinner goers so carefully constructed over the past four decades. But is that so? Is it really the outside that causes the final unmasking of Pacheco, his maid, and his guests? As their dishonest inner psyches collapse one by one, each person reveals themselves as something of a monster. Dalakis, the sentimental government official, is the least offensive of the lot, although even he is revealed as something of an emotional vampire feeding off the tragedies of others while displaying his own hurt at his wife's leaving him. Malgiolio, a gluttonous ne'er-do-well, destroys his own future and that of his family in pursuit of a humiliating sexual perversion. And Nicolas Batterby, a literary editor and the novel's narrator, denies his past, his son, and wife, all out of wounded pride and vanity. Above them, Pacheco and Puccini act as puppet masters, manipulating the guests and each other, while positioning themselves for the ultimate dramatic reveal at the end. And simultaneous with it all, the world outside is coming apart. It is as if the outer world is the more temporary construct, for after the night of horrors ends, a new world easily emerges.
In terms of exploring psychological depths, Dobyns' novel is among the best. His clarity of style meshes with his ease of form, while focusing on the subtleties of peeling away the layers of self-delusion. Yet at the end, is it at all sure that the truth is known? For even the narrator has proven unreliable and the stories of the others seem altered when their motivations seem to disappear and then reestablish themselves in other ways. Nothing is true, really, except for Pacheco's and Puccini's release from their gradual dance towards destruction. ( )