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Lädt ... Real People (1969)von Alison Lurie
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Fun, good read. ( ) I've read and loved most of Alison Lurie's books (my favourite is Foreign Affairs, but her academic writing on children's literature is also worth a read) but this one had passed me by. It's one of her earlier works and formative; some of the network of interrelated characters that populate all her fiction and bind them together appear here. It's also rather disappointing. She set a high standard for herself later on. Although Alison Luire an American and a Professor Emerita at Cornell she's an anglophile like the (thinly-disguised) protagonist of Foreign Affairs, and a thoroughly British writer in style; more like a feminist Kingsley Amis than most American writers. I believe she lives in her beloved London these days; she's still with us at 92 but I don't think she's written anything for quite a long time now. I've read and loved most of Alison Lurie's books (my favourite is Foreign Affairs, but her academic writing on children's literature is also worth a read) but this one had passed me by. It's one of her earlier works and formative; some of the network of interrelated characters that populate all her fiction and bind them together appear here. It's also rather disappointing. She set a high standard for herself later on. Although Alison Luire an American and a Professor Emerita at Cornell she's an anglophile like the (thinly-disguised) protagonist of Foreign Affairs, and a thoroughly British writer in style; more like a feminist Kingsley Amis than most American writers. I believe she lives in her beloved London these days; she's still with us at 92 but I don't think she's written anything for quite a long time now. Alison Lurie is an author I've been meaning to read for years. I picked this one to try first from the three Lurie books Darren had on his bookshelves because it was (a) the shortest (nothing's worse than feeling you ought to give an author more of a chance when the long book you've picked up begins to bore you) and (b) it's written in the first person (which I generally find an easier and faster read). I needn't have worried really because I enjoyed both the story and the writing and will be going back to Darren's shelves for another Lurie to read.
It's the kind of book where nothing much happens in the book, but something happens all the same. Written in the form of Janet Belle Smith's diary during a few days spent at Illyria, a kind of artist's retreat; the characters really came to life for me. I think the book dates from the late sixties but apart from a few time related references (eg characters having grown up during the depression) it didn't seem at all dated. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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An artists' colony is a false paradise for a frustrated writer in this "witty, knowing, and perceptive" novel from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author (The New Yorker). The mansion is called Illyria, but for the writers and artists who flock there each summer, it's a Garden of Eden where every artistic curiosity is explored. Away from family, friends, and ordinary responsibilities, the creative spirit can flower, nurtured by the company of other artistic souls. Janet Belle Smith's husband doesn't understand why she can't write at home--or really, for that matter, why she must write at all--but for Janet, the reason is clear: Only in Illyria can she be herself. But as the writer mingles with her fellow artists--including a Marxist novelist, a Beat poet, and a wild-man sculptor--she begins to fear that the "real" her isn't who she expected, and Illyria is not the peaceful kingdom it appears to be. This creative paradise is rotting from the inside out, and if Janet doesn't move quickly, she'll be trapped in the rubble when the walls come tumbling down. From the National Book Award-shortlisted author of Foreign Affairs, this humorous story "goes down pleasantly, like a glass of lemonade" (The New York Times). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Alison Lurie including rare images from the author's collection. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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