The Woman Watching - Couverture souple

Capriolo, Paola

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1852425202 ISBN 13 : 9781852425203

Editeur : Serpent's Tail, 1998

Synopsis

What is the nature of the actor's mask? At what point do performer and performance merge? Vulpius, a much admired young actor in a provincial rep company, develops an obssession with an unknown spectator whose gaze seems only for him, at first kindling fresh fervour in his mastery of each role, then leaving him a slave to artistic perfection. With philosophical elegance and black macabre sense of comedy, Paola Capriolo draws the reader deep into obssession, exploring the most compelling recesses of the theatrical experience where ritual and stylisation run rampant. Dark questions emerge about the power of representation and the dangers of sacrificing life to art. The Woman Watching is a work of art at the very centre of the European literary culture: a culture it wears lightly and with elegance.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Born in Milan in 1962, Paola Capriolo is one of the most respected of her generation of Italian writers. Her novel, Il Nocciero, won the 1990 Rapallo Prize. Her translated novels include Floria Tosca, a New York Times notable book and The Woman Watching. In 1991 Paola Capriolo was awarded the Förder Prize in Germany for her work. She is a journalist and translator.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Serpent's Tail
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1852425202
• ISBN 13: 9781852425203
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible