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Chargement... Vincenzo's Garden (édition 2005)par John Clanchy (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreVincenzo's Garden par John Clanchy
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Not one friend of mine on GR has read any book by this author. Having randomly plucked this off the shelf at a secondhand shop and never having heard of Clanchy myself, perhaps I should not be surprised. But he has won prizes in Australia and his books typically go through more than one edition. None of which is surprising. These are highly accomplished examples of the short story form. Perhaps it is the counsellor in him, but I was struck in particular by his deep empathy with people of all types. Whether he is an elderly woman in a nursing home or a young man, an Australian or the family at the inn Van Gough stays at, he does it all to perfection. The stories are beguiling, credible, beautiful. Surprises have you saying, yes, of course, in that appreciative way when you should have seen it coming, but good writers make sure you don't. At least four stars and I'm going to be reading more. Not one friend of mine on GR has read any book by this author. Having randomly plucked this off the shelf at a secondhand shop and never having heard of Clanchy myself, perhaps I should not be surprised. But he has won prizes in Australia and his books typically go through more than one edition. None of which is surprising. These are highly accomplished examples of the short story form. Perhaps it is the counsellor in him, but I was struck in particular by his deep empathy with people of all types. Whether he is an elderly woman in a nursing home or a young man, an Australian or the family at the inn Van Gough stays at, he does it all to perfection. The stories are beguiling, credible, beautiful. Surprises have you saying, yes, of course, in that appreciative way when you should have seen it coming, but good writers make sure you don't. At least four stars and I'm going to be reading more. This is a collection of seven short stories. The common theme is Vincent Van Gogh, whose painting not only graces the front cover of this edition, and the inside front cover, but also figures in a number of the stories. In each of the stories the central character faces a moral dilemma. And, typical of me, the story that I enjoyed the most was the one that could easily included in a crime fiction anthology. The second story in the collection is Radinksy's Will. Emily Anthony intends to attend the funeral of her late husband's friend Frank Knowles. But an accident of geography means that she ends up at Radinksy's funeral instead, signs his condolence book, and thereby qualifies for a one tenth share of one million dollars. And so she becomes the victim of what she calls wickedness, and what we would call fraud. Other stories in the collection: Late Cruising In an attempt to repair bridges that have been down for decades, Bernard Clare Collins agrees to drive north to Queensland to visit Macauley with whom he once shared a holiday in Van Gogh land near Arles. And on the way he picks up a hitchhiker. In this story we first see Vincenzo's Garden. A Portrait of Adeline Ravoux or The Girl in the Blue Dress Vincent Van Gogh is dead, and Adeline was the model for his painting, The Girl in the Blue Dress. Vincent appears to have attempted to commit suicide with Adeline's father's revolver. Leaper This is the second story in this collection that would be acceptable in a crime fiction anthology. The narrator is a doctor having an affair. A freak road accident leaves a girl dead. Vincenzo's Garden Felicia at seventy three appears to have fallen in love with Vincenzo the Italian gardener. Aimee, her daughter, thinks her mother has dementia, and the doctor thinks Aimee is fantasising. A Meditation for Magda Burnt Offering VINCENZO'S GARDEN won the Steele Rudd award and the Queensland Premier's Literary Award in 2005 and the ACT Book of the Year in 2006. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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From the celebrated Australian short-story writer and novelist John Clanchy comes a brilliant new collection of prize-winning short stories. These diverse and captivating tales are testimony to Clanchy? mastery of voices and talent for story telling ?his greatest gift is his ability to transport the reader inside the minds of a range of remarkably different characters. The characters include a mix of men, women and children often at a crossroads in their lives. ?ow did I get here'they ask, and sometimes arrive at surprising answers. A husband in the midst of a terrifying, yet occasionally comic, wrestle for his sanity fights a losing battle to save his marriage. A girl steps out of her own portrait to recount the death of the famous artist who painted her. A doctor, driving late on a country road, runs down a woman and is forced to devise his own punishment. A man in middle age travels the length of the Australian continent to uncover a secret that has tormented him since his youth. And, in the title story, a fragile woman and her beautiful daughter struggle to find love and understanding after decades of conflict. With brilliant reversals and surprises around every corner, these moving stories are often humorous and sensuous, frequently challenging, and always entertaining. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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None of which is surprising. These are highly accomplished examples of the short story form. Perhaps it is the counsellor in him, but I was struck in particular by his deep empathy with people of all types. Whether he is an elderly woman in a nursing home or a young man, an Australian or the family at the inn Van Gough stays at, he does it all to perfection. The stories are beguiling, credible, beautiful. Surprises have you saying, yes, of course, in that appreciative way when you should have seen it coming, but good writers make sure you don't.
At least four stars and I'm going to be reading more. ( )