Seven Houses in France by Bernardo Atxaga
His glamorous wife Christine has a further ambition: to own seven houses in France, a house for every year he has been abroad. At Lalande Biran's side are the ex-legionnaire van Thiegel, a brutal womaniser, and the servile, treacherous Donatien, who dreams of running a brothel.
Seven Houses in France is an enjoyable, somewhat frightening novel by one of Europe's best novelists.. Atxaga is still the master of a complex story, told with deceptive simplicity. -- Michael Eaude * Independent *
With his sixth novel, Basque writer Atxaga puts us squarely in Heart of Darkness territory, although his is a more blackly absurd version of the world than that of Joseph Conrad. Unsettling, often unpleasant, but undeniably compelling. -- Amber Pearson * Daily Mail *
Bizarrely funny and beautifully crafted...His gift for interesting, unusual syntax, his wonderful pacing and surprising, vibrant language give one the feeling of being in safe hands. -- Mira Mattar * Times Literary Supplement *
Atxaga tackles the excesses of colonialism with an assured touch; his humour is dark, the silenced voices of the natives are pointed, and his evocation of how reality becomes distorted when men are trapped in suffocating tedium is fascinatingly rigorous. * Metro *
A dark comedy about the vanity of human desires which deftly balances compassion and cynicism -- Adrian Turpin * Financial Times *
With his sixth novel, Basque writer Atxaga puts us squarely in Heart of Darkness territory, although his is a more blackly absurd version of the world than that of Joseph Conrad. Unsettling, often unpleasant, but undeniably compelling. -- Amber Pearson * Daily Mail *
Bizarrely funny and beautifully crafted...His gift for interesting, unusual syntax, his wonderful pacing and surprising, vibrant language give one the feeling of being in safe hands. -- Mira Mattar * Times Literary Supplement *
Atxaga tackles the excesses of colonialism with an assured touch; his humour is dark, the silenced voices of the natives are pointed, and his evocation of how reality becomes distorted when men are trapped in suffocating tedium is fascinatingly rigorous. * Metro *
A dark comedy about the vanity of human desires which deftly balances compassion and cynicism -- Adrian Turpin * Financial Times *
Bernardo Atxaga was born in Gipuzkoa in Spain in 1951 and lives in the Basque Country, writing in Basque and Spanish. He is a prizewinning novelist and poet, whose books, including Obabakoak and The Accordionist's Son, have won critical acclaim in Spain and abroad. His works have been translated into twenty-five languages.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846554476 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846554470 |
| Title | Seven Houses in France |
| Author | Bernardo Atxaga |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2011-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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