A pianist falls grandly,helplessly in love in this elegant new novella from the twice-Booker Prize winner.
The Pole tells the story of Witold Walczykiewicz,a vigorous,white-haired pianist,who becomes infatuated with Beatriz,a stylish patron of the arts,after she helps organize his Barcelona concert.
Although Beatriz,who is married,is initially unimpressed by Wittold,she soon finds herself pursued and ineluctably swept into his world. As he sends her letters,extends countless invitations to travel,and even visits her husband's summer home in Mallorca,their unlikely relationship blossoms,though only on her terms.
As the power struggle between them intensifies - Is it Beatriz who limits their passion by controlling her emotions Or is it Witold,trying to force into life his dream of love Evocative of Joyce's'The Dead,'The Pole is a haunting work,evoking the'inexhaustible palette of sensations,from blind love to compassion'(El Pais) typical of Coetzee's finest novels.
Published together with five exceptional stories,this new work from one of our greatest writers is a must for all literary connoisseurs.
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781787304055Number of pages: 272Weight: 392 gDimensions: 222 x 144 x 27 mm
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'If The Pole and Other Stories were his (Coetzee's) final work,it would be astonishing... beneath plain-spoken surfaces unexpected depths are often revealed,glinting with flashes of playful seriousness,humour,and grand,existential strangeness'- Guardian
J. M. Coetzee
A distinguished academic and Nobel Prize-winning novelist,South African writer J.M. Coetzee is best known for his Booker Prize winning novel Disgrace. His latest novels include Slow Man,Diary of a Bad Year and his Jesus trilogy,concluded in 2020 with The Death of Jesus.
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