The Passion

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  One of the privileges of maturity and distinction in the world of letters is the power to bestow accolades on younger writers. Such gestures are disinterested only in a materialistic sense. They are always interventions in literary politics, attempts ... (read full critics)

  nybooks published on Mon, 23 Aug 2010

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  Libro un pò delirante, volutamente un pò delirante.
  Gradevole; strano per come una scrittrice inglese si immagina un francese, soldato napoleonico per di più!
  Una frase, che condivido:
  "The way you see it now is no more real than the way you'll see it then" ["Come lo vedi adesso non è ... (continue)

  Libro un pò delirante, volutamente un pò delirante.
  Gradevole; strano per come una scrittrice inglese si immagina un francese, soldato napoleonico per di più!
  Una frase, che condivido:
  "The way you see it now is no more real than the way you'll see it then" ["Come lo vedi adesso non è per questo più vero di come lo ricorderesti nel futuro"].
  Il culmine del relativismo; bello.

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  LauraT said on Sep 15, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  "We are a philosophical people, conversant with the nature of greed and desire, holding hands with the Devil and God. We would not wish to let go of either. This living bridge is tempting to all and you may lose your sould or find it here.
  And our own souls?
  They are Siamese."

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  Elis. said on Apr 22, 2012 | Add your feedback

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  You play, you win. You play, you lose. You play.

  This was the quote that made me eager to read the book. I bought it with almost no idea what it was about and after reading it I was (and I still am) really grateful to the person who showed me the quote and really glad for having bought it (even when I don't like buying books I haven't read first). ... (continue)

  This was the quote that made me eager to read the book. I bought it with almost no idea what it was about and after reading it I was (and I still am) really grateful to the person who showed me the quote and really glad for having bought it (even when I don't like buying books I haven't read first).

  History is interlaced with a tale about love, luck, water, snow and magic. It's the way fantasy and reality are mixed, the way she told the story what makes it so beautiful.

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  Arkady said on Dec 17, 2008 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 176 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0802135226
• ISBN-13: 9780802135223
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Pub date: Sep 01, 1997
• Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Deutsche Bücher, Libros en Español, Libri Italiani

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