The Polyglot Lovers

di Lina Wolff (Autore)

And Other Stories, 2019

Winner of the 2016 August Prize ‘Do you have to stare like that?’ I asked. ‘Think about the actors in porn. They’ve got no problem showing themselves off.’ ‘Think about when I broke your nose,’ I replied. Ellinor is thirty-six. She wears soft black sweatpants and a Michelin Man jacket. She fights. Smart and unsentimental, she tries her hand at online dating, only to be stranded by a snowstorm with a literary critic. Cut to Max Lamas, an author who dreams of a polyglot lover, a woman who will understand him—in every tongue. His search takes him to Italy, where he befriends a marchesa whose old Roman family is on the brink of ruin. At the heart of this literary intrigue is a handwritten manuscript that leaves no one unaffected. The Polyglot Lovers is a fiercely witty and nuanced contribution to feminism in the #metoo era. Pleasure is an elusive thing, love even more so.

• Autore: Lina Wolff
• Editore: And Other Stories
• Anno: 2019
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 256 p.
• Peso: 290 gr.
• EAN: 9781911508441

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