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Title: Nocturnes for the King of Naples by Edmund White ISBN: 0-312-02263-8 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 July, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: It's Summer - Time to Read or Re-Read This Masterpiece!
Comment: Put on some cool white linens, open an excellent bottle of red wine and lounge on your chez in the garden, or in your conservatory: This and 4 hours time are the ingredients you need to read or re-read this jewel of a novelette. Seldom has a book so resembled a piece of music, as this does. Clear your mind and let it in - this epic poem - this little night music. I have never stopped thanking Edmund White in my prayers for giving the world this piece of beauty. Enjoy!
Rating: 5
Summary: Nocturnes for the King of Naples
Comment: This book, in order to be fully experienced, should be read very slowly. White is a master of sensual description. You should visualize the images and forget about plot and character.If you let your mind linger over the words you can experience the novel with all of your senses. The atmosphere is almost tangible. The variations are stunning.I must say that reading this book after having read 4 other White novels I was prepared. If you jump right in you can easily become lost or disoriented. Maybe that is part of the author's wishes. I read an interview where he commented that unlike the 19th Century novel where the reader is given a roadmap and a clear view, this book requires the reader to work and make connections. If you do persevere you will be rewarded with a haunting series of visions that will not readily be forgotten.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Beautiful And Haunting Novel
Comment: When I asked Ed White what his favorite output was I hoped that he would say "Nocturnes For The King Of Naples." He did. When I asked Ed White what he regretted about his career, he did not mention this book. It is short and easily readable in a single patient sitting: I read it on a flight from Boston to Salt Lake City that was ten hours from start to finish. I was mesmerized and I wept as I read: because these words meant so much to my own life, because I thought to myself that I would never have the godsend inspiration to produce a novel with so much self examination, so much poetry, so much questioning of God. Along with "The Little Prince" it is among my most favorite books.
Edmund White writes novels that tell of the world he lives in in New York and in Paris, and he has been heralded world wide for his talent. He advocates an unbridled sexuality. We have fought over this point and I love his writing despite his stance. Despite all his free love manifestos, he wrote a book that details that passion he felt for his past, for his past lovers and for his father. This is it and you wil never find a more engaging, moving tale of the search for love and affection.
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Title: Caracole by EDMUND WHITE ISBN: 067976416X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 28 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Farewell Symphony by Edmund White ISBN: 0679754768 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Beautiful Room Is Empty : A Novel by Edmund White ISBN: 0679755403 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 04 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: The Married Man : A Novel by Edmund White ISBN: 0679781447 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 11 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: A Boy's Own Story by Edmund White ISBN: 0375707409 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 30 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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