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Cabot, Robert

 
9780929701608: That Sweetest Wine: Three Novellas
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ISBN 10 : 0929701607 ISBN 13 : 9780929701608
Editeur : McPherson, 1999

Synopsis

‹€‹Vin santo, a strong, intensely sweet wine, was made by islanders in certain parts of the Mediterranean, from grapes that were laid out to sweeten on hot granite ledges in the autumn sun. Each of these elegiac novellas fuses traditional narrative and poetic prose to explore the naked feelings of loss. That sweetest of wines kindles implacable absence held in memory -- yet fortifies lingering hope.

The island villagers in Breath of the Earth recall the misery and joys of past lives, the heroes in battle against pirates and harsh gods, and their natural world now slipping away. In Rat in the Boardroom, the founder of an economic empire lies abandoned to his dotage on his sick bed, possessing a blindness which will inflict his descendants. In the final novella, Touch of Dust, a man's life is played out ag

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Éditeur
McPherson
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0929701607
ISBN 13 
9780929701608
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
263
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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