The Stranger at the Palazzo d’Oro and Other Stories.
by THEROUX, Paul
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Synopsis
"This is my only story. Now that I am sixty I can tell it." He, the narrator, was a twenty-one-year-old art student traveling the world. She was a countess -- apparently cold, haughty, and inaccessible -- traveling with Haroun, her ambiguous companion. When the young man makes their acquaintance at a hotel in Sicily, he finds himself filled with unexpected lust and playing a part in something he doesn't quite understand. Filled with Theroux's typically effortless but devastating descriptions of people and places, The Stranger at the Palazzo d'Oro is a brilliant portrayal of aging and decay, a shocking tale of sensuality in a golden age. The thrill and risk of pursuit and desire mark the accompanying stories of the sexual awakening and rites of passage of a Boston boyhood, the ruin of a writer in Africa, and the bewitchment of a retiree in Hawaii. This is Paul Theroux at his most allusive and wise, writing with a deep understanding of the frailties of men and boys.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73615
- Title
- The Stranger at the Palazzo d’Oro and Other Stories.
- Author
- THEROUX, Paul
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition.
- Publisher
- London: Hamish Hamilton
- Date Published
- (2003).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
Any book returnable for any reason within 10 days with prior notice. CA residents please add 9.5% sales tax. Libraries can be billed as needed.
About the Seller
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
About Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
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