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La spiegazione dei fatti - John Banville, Massimo Birattari
La spiegazione dei fatti
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9788877464972 (8877464976)
Publisher: Guanda
Pages no: 224
Edition language: Italian
Series: The Freddie Montgomery Trilogy (#1)
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madbkwm
madbkwm rated it
This felt like an Irish John Updike. Freddie Montgomery is arguably worse than Rabbit; but the time period is the same and the language use and description was similar. Also reminded me a bit of McEwan's despicable main character in Solar.Unfortunately, it was a bit repetitive; I am starting to fe...
Will's Reading List
Will's Reading List rated it
4.0 The Book of Evidence
Reminiscent to me, strangely, of Ian McEwan’s “On Chesil Beach,” John Banville’s “The Sea” meditates on memory and death, and the unexpectedly circular connections, the meaningful bringing back, we seek to embed a purpose in our time on earth. The books ponders, and encourages pondering, as art cri...
SJane
SJane rated it
I really enjoyed this book because I really enjoy despair and self-pity. Especially if it’s couched in a good story by an Irish writer with a fabulous vocabulary.Banville is the saint of sumptuous sentences. Although the book is riddled with them, there’s a real knock-out on page 32:“I drank my drin...
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