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Over Barbara Pym's 30-year writing career her primary subject was the intricate rituals of English life, which she observed with a sharp but understanding eye. Her novels now enjoy a devoted following and belated recognition as classics of the British comic novel. In The Sweet Dove Died , first published in 1978, she sardonically uncovers the sometimes troubling truths behind relationships. A chance encounter over a Victorian flower book brings together Humphrey, an antique dealer, James, his nephew, and Leonora. Although she is considerably older, Leonora develops a fondness for James. She's determined to keep him under her spell, until she realizes that she has to contend with the bookish Phoebe. When Ned, a wicked young American, appears on the scene, the book begins to live up to its droll title, taken from John Keats.
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The Sweet Dove Died, Barbara Pym
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 1980
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- Titel
- The Sweet Dove Died
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Barbara Pym
- Verlag
- Grafton
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 1980
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 188
- ISBN10
- 0586050329
- ISBN13
- 9780586050323
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Historisches Thema, Gegenwartsliteratur, Klassiker, 20. Jahrhundert, Britische Literatur
- Bewertung
- 3,75 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- Over Barbara Pym's 30-year writing career her primary subject was the intricate rituals of English life, which she observed with a sharp but understanding eye. Her novels now enjoy a devoted following and belated recognition as classics of the British comic novel. In The Sweet Dove Died , first published in 1978, she sardonically uncovers the sometimes troubling truths behind relationships. A chance encounter over a Victorian flower book brings together Humphrey, an antique dealer, James, his nephew, and Leonora. Although she is considerably older, Leonora develops a fondness for James. She's determined to keep him under her spell, until she realizes that she has to contend with the bookish Phoebe. When Ned, a wicked young American, appears on the scene, the book begins to live up to its droll title, taken from John Keats.