The Floating Opera
The Floating Opera is a 1956 novel by the American writer John Barth. It chronicles one day in the life of Todd Andrews, a day on which he makes a very important decision. It was Barth's first novel.
The Floating Opera is a 1956 novel by the American writer John Barth. It chronicles one day in the life of Todd Andrews, a day on which he makes a very important decision. It was Barth's first novel.
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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Avon Books
Edition language: English
Ho letto accelerando (per quanto possibile) l’attività cerebrale perché mi chiedevi di capire rapidamente “ora” - che in quel preciso istante era ormai un inesorabile “allora” - dato che forse non saresti vissuto sino alla fine del capitolo. Allo stesso modo avrei potuto avere lo stesso destino io, ...
A kind of shady lawyer spends his spare time trying to understand why his father committed suicide and why he should not follow his example. It takes him the whole novel to realize the simple nihilistic truth that if there is no reason to do anything there is no reason to kill yourself. Surprising...
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