The Cosmopolitans
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1558619046 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"One cannot read a book; one can only reread it" Richie Rich Nabokov's observation, "Curiously enough, one cannot read a book; one can only reread it," would be a fitting epigraph for Sarah Schulman's contemporary masterpiece, "The Cosmopolitans." One should read or reread Balzac's "Cousin Bette," Schulman's inspiration, to fully appreciate her stunning reinterpretation of one of literature's most inscrutable villains. Schulman suggests that the motive. Deep, Delightful and Diabolical Zuzu's picks and pans I bought this book on the advice of a friend, and I'm so glad I did. Reading this book was a journey through "The Village" in the late '50s with psychological twists, beautiful language (that makes you squeeze your eyes shut to remember the perfect lines), and characters that morph before your eyes but in the most human, real ways.A few pages in, I picked up the tone of the story and it was c. I will try this author again some day because I liked a lot of it at the sentence level Belinda Tried and tried and just couldn't get through it. I will try this author again some day because I liked a lot of it at the sentence level. The plot of this one, though, didn't make sense to me. The characters were neither likable nor believable. Not much like Cousin Bette, though that isn't why I didn't like it. Would be impossible for the plot of Cousin Bette to happen in America, I think. B
Earl, a black, gay actor working in a meatpacking plant, and Bette, a white secretary, have lived next door to each other in the same Greenwich Village apartment building for thirty years. A modern retelling of Balzac's classic Cousin Bette by one of America's most prolific and significant writers. Shamed and disowned by their families, both found refuge in New York and in their domestic routine. Everything changes when Hortense, a wealthy young actress from Ohio, comes to the city to "make it." Textured
Novels about the past that can celebrate it with intelligence rather than nostalgia are rare and are themselves to be celebrated." —Samuel R. Sarah Schulman has given us a finely tuned, clever, and remarkably contemporary historical novel." —Lambda Literary Review"Vivid and moving. "A rich evocation of its time and place Simultaneously a realist exploration of a particular milieu, an illustration of the changing roles and possibilities for women at that time, and a series of thoughtful musings on the nature of companionship and platonic love, Earl and Bette's story is also a satisfying revenge narrative and a portrait of an unexpected but vital friendship." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Style and setti