Aunts

Name: Aunts
Brand: Snuggly Books
SKU: 9781645250548
Price: 17.45 EUR
Availability: InStock

Автор: Cyriel Buysse, David McKay

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Корици: С меки корици

Издател: Snuggly Books

Наличност: Външен склад

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The Aunts, a gem-like masterpiece of Flemish literature by the great Belgian writer Cyriel Buysse, i...

Информация за книгата

Автор

Cyriel Buysse, David McKay

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С меки корици

Издадена

2020

страници

202

EAN

9781645250548

ISBN

1645250547

Enbook ID

33427440

Издател

Snuggly Books

Теглоt

242

Размери

203 x 131 x 16

Пълно описание

The Aunts, a gem-like masterpiece of Flemish literature by the great Belgian writer Cyriel Buysse, is presented here for the first time in English in a magnificent translation by David McKay. This short novel, set in the early 20th century, tells the tragic story of the petit-bourgeois Dufours. Aunt Clemence, Aunt Estelle, and Aunt Victoire dominate-and suffocate-the family with their riches and their sanctimonious morals. Mr. Dufour and his son Max are constantly on their guard, and his daughters Clara, Adrienne, and Esmée are well on the way to becoming vipers too.

Buysse's powerful indictment of hidebound rural Flemish society is leavened by memorable dialogue, humorous moments, and lyrical evocations of light and landscape. His critique of hypocrisy and inherited wealth is still scorchingly relevant, and the tender irony with which he portrays his characters will fascinate today's readers.

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