Nostalgia |
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Author:
| Cartarescu, Mircea |
ISBN: | 978-0-241-44891-5 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2021 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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'Gripping, impassioned, unexpected'
Los Angeles Times A dreamlike novel of memory and magic,
Nostalgia turns the dark world of Communist Bucharest into a place of strange enchantments. Here a man plays increasingly death-defying games of Russian Roulette, a child messiah works his magic in the tenements, a young man explores gender boundaries, a woman relives her youth and an architect becomes obsessed with the sound of his new car horn - with...
More Description'Gripping, impassioned, unexpected' Los Angeles Times
A dreamlike novel of memory and magic, Nostalgia turns the dark world of Communist Bucharest into a place of strange enchantments. Here a man plays increasingly death-defying games of Russian Roulette, a child messiah works his magic in the tenements, a young man explores gender boundaries, a woman relives her youth and an architect becomes obsessed with the sound of his new car horn - with unexpected consequences. Blending reality and symbolism, time and myth, this is a cult masterwork from Romania's most celebrated writer.