Los infinitos
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788433975447
Publish date: 2010
Publisher: Anagrama
Pages no: 296
Edition language: Spanish
Category:
Fantasy,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Literary Fiction,
Irish Literature,
Family,
Ireland,
Mythology
I enjoyed the language in this novel. Banville just writes well. At times it is a bit flowery, but he nails it so frequently that this is forgivable. I enjoyed the premise, but was distracted enough by a few things that I cannot grant him five stars.First, I kept wondering about all the other peo...
The story is about a brilliant mathematician who has had a stroke, and lies in a upper room of his home - the Skyroom - expiring. His family gathers around, joined by the household help, the children's significant others, and a trio of Greek gods. They are a singular lot. The most light-hearted of B...
I was drawn to this book because of the plot. But I quickly found that this book is not meant to be read for the plot, but for the prose. The story is simple. A dying, brilliant mathematician is surrounded by his family, associates and the Greek gods Zeus and Hermes on the last day of his life. ...
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