Leseprobe
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Present and the Past
Ivy Compton-Burnett
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Belletristik/Erzählende Literatur
Beschreibung
"e;Ivy Compton-Burnett is one of the most original, artful, and elegant writers of our century."e; — Hilary MantelWhen Cassius Clare and his first wife divorced, he insisted upon retaining custody of their two sons; he then remarried and fathered three more children. Now the first Mrs. Clare has returned after nine years' absence, begging to be allowed to visit the children. Cassius takes a malicious pleasure in granting her request, certain that she and the second Mrs. Clare will provide him with an amusing sideshow. Instead, the two women strike up a warm friendship that leaves him out in the cold — and contemplating an attention-getting suicide attempt.Compton-Burnett was known as a writer's writer: Joyce Carol Oates called her work "e;Aeschylus and Sophocles funnily reinvented by Oscar Wilde"e;; John Waters described her books as "e;dark, hilarious, evil little novels"e;; and V. S. Pritchett, in 1955, noted she was "e;the most original novelist now writing in English."e; Discover for yourself why Compton-Burnett is treasured by such a wide range of authors."e;Precise, poised, studied, epigrammatic artistry."e; — Kirkus"e;Anyone who picks up a Compton-Burnett finds it very hard not to put it down."e; — Ivy Compton-Burnett"e;A rich story, told with far deeper insight and a bolder, more sure-footed appreciation of subtleties, than I think any of Compton-Burnet's contemporaries could achieve."e; — The Spectator (U.K.)
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