Portrait of a Man Unknown
Original title: Portrait d'un inconnu
Translated by Maria Jolas first published 1948 George Braziller, 2001 paperback 223 pages
Sous l'apparence conventionnelle de deux personnages - un vieil 'avare' et sa fille - sous leurs attitudes, leurs paroles, leurs pensées, celui qui raconte cette histoire découvre un monde invisible. C'est comme une vision au microscope. Mais ce qui se révèle ainsi est tellement complexe, rapide, insaisissable qu'il finit par être contraint d'abandonner et de revenir à l'apparence, aux conventions. Une passionnante e...
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