The Executor: A Comedy of Letters - Couverture rigide

Kruger, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0151012687 ISBN 13 : 9780151012688

Editeur : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008

Synopsis

Following the sudden death of his best friend, the narrator of The Executor is called to Turin to resolve the will and literary estate of this famous writer and professor. It is a considerable undertaking, as Rudolf had amassed not only a rather extensive collection of house pets (a goose, several ducks, tortoises, and a peacock?to say nothing of Caesar, the old dog), but also a voluminous library of books and research materials. Somewhere under this mountain of papers lies Rudolf?s magnum opus, a work so great that the writer maintained it would be the Òworld?s last novel.Ó But the narrator has other obstacles to overcome: The trio of women Rudolf left behind?the widow, the secretary, and the lover?are all looking for something the narrator isn?t sure he can give. If he had known what awaited him in Turin, would he ever have gone?

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Following the sudden death of his best friend, the narrator of The Executor is called to Turin to resolve the will and literary estate of this famous writer and professor. It is a considerable undertaking, as Rudolf had amassed not only a rather extensive collection of house pets (a goose, several ducks, tortoises, and a peacock?to say nothing of Caesar, the old dog), but also a voluminous library of books and research materials. Somewhere under this mountain of papers lies Rudolf?s magnum opus, a work so great that the writer maintained it would be the Òworld?s last novel.Ó But the narrator has other obstacles to overcome: The trio of women Rudolf left behind?the widow, the secretary, and the lover?are all looking for something the narrator isn?t sure he can give. If he had known what awaited him in Turin, would he ever have gone?

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PRAISE FOR THE CELLO PLAYER

"Packed into this small, powerful novel is a dazzling array of well-chiseled, colorful characters, extracted from the grand tableau of history and the author?s imagination . . . The Cello Player [suggests] the writing of Milan Kundera or Vladimir Nabokov, both of whose romantic exposition and fine ironic touches resonate here." --The New York Times Book Review

"Kruger?s wryly delivered tale will tantalize your inner academic . . . and then win you over with its elegant storytelling." --Entertainment Weekly

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0151012687
• ISBN 13: 9780151012688
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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