When I was dying. Sanctuary
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"When I Was Dying" is a novel-odyssey about the ten days in the lives of the Bandren farmers, who gathered for the funeral of the family matriarch, Addie. The uniqueness of the work lies in the fact that there is not a single word of the author's speech in it. The entire plot consists of a chain of monologues by fourteen characters, including the unforgettable monologue of Addie herself...
"Sanctuary" is a novel that caused a real literary scandal. Some critics called it a "Greek tragedy with a detective plot," while others accused it of amorality and indecency. A bold and desperate guy from the lower class - and a bored aristocratic beauty who becomes his victim. A representative of the "old school" of honest lawyers - and a nervous young intellectual seeking truth in wine. All these characters are placed by Faulkner as if they were pieces on a chessboard, about to play a game in the complex and cruel game called "life"...
"Sanctuary" is a novel that caused a real literary scandal. Some critics called it a "Greek tragedy with a detective plot," while others accused it of amorality and indecency. A bold and desperate guy from the lower class - and a bored aristocratic beauty who becomes his victim. A representative of the "old school" of honest lawyers - and a nervous young intellectual seeking truth in wine. All these characters are placed by Faulkner as if they were pieces on a chessboard, about to play a game in the complex and cruel game called "life"...
Author:
Author:Faulkner W.
Cover:
Cover:hardcover with dust jacket
Category:
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Reference books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:21x13x2.9 cm
Series:
Series:Classic Library
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
Product type:
Product type:gold embossing
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-157158-0
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