Tranquility
"When the narrator's twin sister emigrates during an international violin competition, his mother, a well-known actress, is denied future roles. As a result, she exiles herself to their apartment for the remainder of her life. Despite the toll her increasing insanity takes on him, he dutifully cares for her. He is a tortured soul, at times narcissistic and cruel, compassionate and generous. Ultimately, he comes to believe that freedom, which he defines as "the kind of condition in which nothing…
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- Full title :Tranquility / Attila Bartis ; translated from the Hungarian by Imre Goldstein.
Summary
"When the narrator's twin sister emigrates during an international violin competition, his mother, a well-known actress, is denied future roles. As a result, she exiles herself to their apartment for the remainder of her life. Despite the toll her increasing insanity takes on him, he dutifully cares for her. He is a tortured soul, at times narcissistic and cruel, compassionate and generous. Ultimately, he comes to believe that freedom, which he defines as "the kind of condition in which nothing ties us to the world," is a condition unsuited to humans"--Provided by Library Journal.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2008.
- Edition:1st Archipelago Books ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Archipelago Books, Distributed by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution
- Place of Publication:Brooklyn, NY
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2008.
Notes
"Originally published as A nyugalom by Magvetó́, 2001 Budapest"--Title page verso.
The Physical Object
- Description:292 pages ; : 19 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780980033007, 0980033004
- oclc:ocn216936750
- LC Classification:PH3213.B2976
- Dewey Decimal:894/.51134
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