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part one: Love
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Henri Alain-Fournier: Le Grand Meaulnes (1913)
Le Grand Meaulnes — translated as The Lost Domain or The Wanderer — is a magical fable of adolesence, erotic awakening and idealised desire. Narrated by 15-year-old François Seurel, it is the myth-like story of how his friend and hero Augustin Meaulnes, lost in a snowy country lane, stumbles upon a wonderful chateau and catches a glimpse of a beautiful girl — Yvonne de Galais — with whom he falls instantly in love. The rest of the novel relates Meaulnes's attempts to find and claim his girl. But, sadly, this isn't a fairytale and the characters have to grow up. According to legend, the novel is based on a fleeting encounter the author had in Paris with a beautiful girl called Yvonne, who was already engaged. Alain-Fournier died fighting on the frontline; he was only 27.
Lisa Allardice
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Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis: Dom Casmurro (1899)
The greatest novel by Brazil's greatest writer. Machado de Assis, born in 1839, of mixed race, epileptic, a stammerer, who, despite early poverty, mastered French and English, translated Shakespeare and poured out stories, novels and poetry. This is the love story of Bento and Capitu, told in the first person and for good reason known as the Brazilian Othello. Sloe-eyed Capitu … is she faithful to their great love? For more than 100 years readers have come to different conclusions as to whether she was, or not. A masterpiece of tantalising, loving wit.
Carmen Callil
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Giorgio Bassani: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1962)
The Jewish community of Italy produced two great writers, Primo Levi and the author of this, one of the best books ever written about what it was to be a European Jew in the early part of the 20th century, and awake to find, with the rise of Mussolini (or Hitler), that every part of a special and enchanting Italian childhood — family, friends, and lovers — was destined to disappear. This is an elegy for all of them, a haunting and beautiful novel, perfectly filmed by Vittorio de Sica, and awarded an Oscar in 1971.
CC
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HE Bates: Love for Lydia (1952)
"Would you love me even if I am bad to you?" asks Lydia. The shy, upper-class girl soon discovers the delights of growing up, and has a string of affairs that are unusual for a girl in 1920s England. Bates is best known for The Darling Buds of May, which was a TV hit; this sequel was also adapted for television in 1977.
Kohinoor Sahota
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Saul Bellow: More Die of Heartbreak (1987)
Why do gifted people find themselves "knee deep in the garbage of a personal life"? Kenneth Trachtenberg and his uncle Benn share this problem, Kenneth has troubles with his girlfriend, and Benn decides, after 15 years on his own, to remarry. But his second wife is "more beautiful, more difficult, more of a torment". Bellow's 11th novelis a modern love story, with the action relayed through a mix of conversations and phone calls.
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KS
stay tuned......
Lets count out all the classic novels we had read.
1
Henri Alain-Fournier: Le Grand Meaulnes (1913)
Le Grand Meaulnes — translated as The Lost Domain or The Wanderer — is a magical fable of adolesence, erotic awakening and idealised desire. Narrated by 15-year-old François Seurel, it is the myth-like story of how his friend and hero Augustin Meaulnes, lost in a snowy country lane, stumbles upon a wonderful chateau and catches a glimpse of a beautiful girl — Yvonne de Galais — with whom he falls instantly in love. The rest of the novel relates Meaulnes's attempts to find and claim his girl. But, sadly, this isn't a fairytale and the characters have to grow up. According to legend, the novel is based on a fleeting encounter the author had in Paris with a beautiful girl called Yvonne, who was already engaged. Alain-Fournier died fighting on the frontline; he was only 27.
Lisa Allardice
2
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis: Dom Casmurro (1899)
The greatest novel by Brazil's greatest writer. Machado de Assis, born in 1839, of mixed race, epileptic, a stammerer, who, despite early poverty, mastered French and English, translated Shakespeare and poured out stories, novels and poetry. This is the love story of Bento and Capitu, told in the first person and for good reason known as the Brazilian Othello. Sloe-eyed Capitu … is she faithful to their great love? For more than 100 years readers have come to different conclusions as to whether she was, or not. A masterpiece of tantalising, loving wit.
Carmen Callil
3
Giorgio Bassani: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1962)
The Jewish community of Italy produced two great writers, Primo Levi and the author of this, one of the best books ever written about what it was to be a European Jew in the early part of the 20th century, and awake to find, with the rise of Mussolini (or Hitler), that every part of a special and enchanting Italian childhood — family, friends, and lovers — was destined to disappear. This is an elegy for all of them, a haunting and beautiful novel, perfectly filmed by Vittorio de Sica, and awarded an Oscar in 1971.
CC
4
HE Bates: Love for Lydia (1952)
"Would you love me even if I am bad to you?" asks Lydia. The shy, upper-class girl soon discovers the delights of growing up, and has a string of affairs that are unusual for a girl in 1920s England. Bates is best known for The Darling Buds of May, which was a TV hit; this sequel was also adapted for television in 1977.
Kohinoor Sahota
5
Saul Bellow: More Die of Heartbreak (1987)
Why do gifted people find themselves "knee deep in the garbage of a personal life"? Kenneth Trachtenberg and his uncle Benn share this problem, Kenneth has troubles with his girlfriend, and Benn decides, after 15 years on his own, to remarry. But his second wife is "more beautiful, more difficult, more of a torment". Bellow's 11th novelis a modern love story, with the action relayed through a mix of conversations and phone calls.
http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/books-printing-coloring-book-print_1151034549.html
KS
stay tuned......
Lets count out all the classic novels we had read.
