

Indlæser... The Comfort of Strangers (original 1981; udgave 1994)af Ian McEwan
Detaljer om værketThe Comfort of Strangers af Ian McEwan (1981)
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Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Libro ambientado en Venecia, tiene una mezcla de misterio y erotismo muy rica. En ocasiones crees que la historia está por llegar a su clímax o dar un giro inesperado, pero justo sucede lo inesperado... muy buen final. ( ![]() I "discovered" Ian McEwan a few years ago. From my reading I think that you can draw a dividing line through his works. The latter works are literary and refined and seem to me to be character studies that dwell on the inner thoughts and (abnormal) psychology of the characters. On Chesil Beach and Solar are good examples. Prior to that, he wrote short, dark, disturbing novels in which, even though you could tell where the story was going, you couldn't look away. I am thinking of Enduring Love, Amsterdam, and the classic The Cement Garden. The Comfort of Strangers clearly falls into the this latter category and I really enjoyed it. A well-written but grotesque novella This was a rather ugly exercise in subtle horror that is not all that subtle. The "normal" protagonists / lovers are well drawn, while the abnormal / grand Guignol foil couple are more cartoonish. Why the protagonists allow themselves to be drawn in is not convincingly conveyed. Henry James could do better on his bad days. The story is set in what is unmistakably Venice, though never named. The reason for the anonymity is inexplicable, and seems gimmicky. ספר מרתק, מפחיד ומזעזע שבו יכולת הכתיבה של מקיואן והיכולת שלו לתאר אימה וזוועה כמעט ללא מילים מאפילים על העובדה שהספר הוא אולי יציאת מופת על כלום ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
As their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though there waits someone who cares deeply about how they appear. Then they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell and become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession. No library descriptions found. |
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