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Cargando... The Necessary Angelpor C. K. Stead
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A carefully observed novel that takes you to the heart of contemporary Paris and into a world of books and witty conversation. With a surprising twist at the end, this book is gripping and hugely satisfying. It can be read on many levels - as a story of people grappling with love and fidelity; as a story about the importance of books in everyday life; as a commentary on living in complex modern-day Europe; and as a page-turning mystery. Peopled mainly by lecturers and students of the Sorbonne The Necessary Angel touches on the machinations of various players as they position for power. Written against the wider backdrop of the political turmoil of 2014 - ISIS, Syria and the threat of Brexit - these themes become global. One of the characters quotes Flaubert: 'There is no truth, there is only perception', and this thread runs throughout. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Max becomes enamoured of another colleague Sylvie who is living with a German, Bertholdt Volker, a television producer. There is not a lot of future in this relationship, as Bertholdt has a wife and family in Germany whom he intends returning to.
One of Max's students, Helen White, seeks him out as she has discovered a book of poetry that he wrote when he was young. She admits to him that she is bipolar and is medicated with Lithium, her necessary angel. Max muses on whether Sylvie will become his necessary angel.
He embarks on relationships with both women but is forced to reconsider when it is discovered that a valuable painting has gone missing from his wife's flat, after he had foolishly taken Helen upstairs. A police case ensues although Louise unaware of Max's activity believes her cousins have stolen it.
This book provided a fresh setting and is peppered with literary references. At least I can now appreciate the references to V.S. Naipaul. ( )