Cliquer sur une vignette pour aller sur Google Books.
|
Chargement... The Feast (original 1950; édition 2021)par Margaret Kennedy (Auteur), Cathy Rentzenbrink (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreLe festin par Margaret Kennedy (1950)
   Books Read in 2024 (897) Books Read in 2022 (2,340) Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. 1   arubabookwoman | Dec 30, 2023 |   The bulk of the story follows the guests, owners and staff. Relationships develop, character is revealed, plans are made. There’s going to be a feast on the cliff with all participants in costume, children and adults. Some will remain behind at the hotel for various reasons. This is when the cliff will collapse. Originally published in 1950, parts of the book sound like they could have been written today: “All the politicians have taken to talking as if they were God’s Head Prefects. Look how they quote the bible at us! Look how they insult anyone who disagrees with them!” “He was a Liberal – the kind of Liberal which turns pink in blue surroundings and lilac at any murmur from Moscow.” (  ) Hagelstein | Jun 6, 2023 | As a character driven novel, The Feast excels as both a character study and a morality story. The focus is on the characters, their actions, integrity, and true nature. It is a pleasure to read and discover such a delightful, thoughtful, and memorable novel. It is quite clear why The Feast was re-released for a new generation of readers. This would be a perfect summer vacation read. Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of McNally Editions via Edleweiss. http://www.shetreadssoftly.com/2023/05/the-feast.html (  ) SheTreadsSoftly | May 30, 2023 | ) Alishadt | Feb 25, 2023 | ..."our mutual friend, Sibyl Avery, has told me a great deal about Pendizack and how delightful it is - so much nicer than a regular hotel, especially for the children. She says you have several boys but could not remember what ages. If any are still in the nursery stage perhaps Michael and Luke could have meals with them, as they might be rather noisy in the dining room, and I'm afraid I shall have to have most of MY meals upstairs, so cannot supervise. Will this be a great nuisance?" ( ) burritapal | Oct 23, 2022 |
 EXCERPT: There is readily imagined symbolism here, and more than a suggestion of comparison with The Bridge of San Luis Rey. But there is a tenuous thread of good, and now here, now there, a softening influence emerges, ultimately to bring part of the group together for ""the feast"" .... A haunting sort of story. Appartient à la série éditorialeGallimard, Folio (7253)
Cornouailles, 1947. Le r©♭v©♭rend Seddon rend visite au p©·re Bott, comme tous les ©♭t©♭s. Malheureusement, ce dernier n'a pas de temps © lui accorder cette ann©♭e, car il doit ©♭crire une oraison fun©·bre apr©·s la catastrophe qui a eu lieu dans les environs : l'h©þtel de Pendizack, manoir donnant sur une paisible crique, vient de dispara©ʼtre sous l'©♭boulement de la falaise qui le surplombait. Sept r©♭sidents ont p©♭ri, ensevelis sous les rochers : mais lesquels ? Et quelle ©♭tait l'occasion de cet ©♭trange festin nocturne, juste avant le drame ? Le temps d'une semaine menant © l'©♭boulement fatal, on d©♭couvre chacun des pensionnaires, dans toute son excentricit©♭ : l'aristocrate individualiste et sa prog©♭niture pourrie-g©Øt©♭e ; l'h©þte pantouflard ; l'intendante fouineuse ; la femme de chambre au coeur bris©♭ ; l'©♭crivaine boh©·me et son chauffeur gigolo ; le couple endeuill©♭ ; la famille mis©♭reuse ; le chanoine acari©Øtre et sa fille apeur©♭e. L'id©♭e de ce roman est n©♭e en 1937, d'une discussion entre Margaret Kennedy et des amis ©♭crivains : chacun devait ©♭crire une nouvelle o©£ un personnage moderne incarnerait l'un des sept p©♭ch©♭s capitaux. Le projet n'a pas abouti, mais Kennedy n'y a jamais tout © fait renonc©♭ et la graine a germ©♭ une dizaine d'ann©♭es plus tard. Entre-temps, la guerre ©♭tait pass©♭e par l© , offrant © Kennedy le contexte de p©♭nuries, de rationnement et de querelles politiques qui semble exacerber les tares de chacun de ses personnages. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
Discussion en coursAucunCouvertures populaires
 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)823.00Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction By TypeClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (4.17)
Est-ce vous ?Devenez un(e) auteur LibraryThing. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1
Beyond the wonderful characters the book presents us with, it gives us a very good feel for what it was like to live in England in the aftermath of the World War II. It's still "austerity" Britain, and rationing is in full effect.
I really enjoyed this book and would like to read more by this author.
4 stars (