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Sinossi
L'archivio della corrispondenza tra James Joyce e il suo editore Sam Lingerwell è affidato provvisoriamente a Kate Fansler affinché possa riordinarne le preziose carte. Per le vacanze estive Kate si stabilisce quindi ad Araby, nella casa di campagna del defunto editore, insieme al piccolo nipote Leo con il suo giovane tutore William e ad Emmet Crawford, un ricercatore che la aiuta nel progetto. Si uniscono al gruppo il procuratore legale Reed Amhearst, caro amico di Kate, e due professori universitari, Grace Knole ed Eveline Chisana, figure che incarnano i valori femminili amati dall'autrice. Il delizioso villaggio viene però sconvolto dall'omicidio di Mary Bradford, una donna pettegola, detestata dagli abitanti. Kate si trova a dover indagare sull'assassinio che sembra coinvolgere uno dei suoi ospiti...
- ISBN: 8806183915
- Casa Editrice: Einaudi
- Pagine: 181
- Data di uscita: 10-10-2006
Recensioni
I didn't love this book as I expected to after the first in the Kate Fansler series. It is definitely fun for fans of James Joyce, of course. The discourse is intellectual though planted within a rural setting where the residents can't understand Kate's house of guests who do not fit the norm. Kate h Leggi tutto
...still better than Ulysses
Really really awful mystery story. This book is 175 pages long. The mystery didn't even start until almost page 70. That is FORTY PERCENT OF THE DAMN BOOK that is just comprised of exposition and awful dialogue and background info on the background info on the background info. This could've been done Leggi tutto
I just reread this book, which for me is a perfect mystery novel. It has minimal suffering and a great deal of good dialogue. Amanda Cross is the pen name of Carolyn Heilbrun, a literary academic who died some years ago. Her detective, Kate Fansler, is New York upper crust, a brilliant professor of E Leggi tutto
Um, Goodreads, when a book is titled The James Joyce Murder, it clearly has nothing at all to do with Henry James. Fun old dated novel that I once loved for its witty academic banter. Now a relic, interesting mostly for being seriously frozen in time. Great for history students of the 60’s. Amazing Leggi tutto
When Kate Fansler goes to the Berkshires to catalog a collection of James Joyce letter, she must contend with, in addition to Joycean problems, difficulties with local help. graduate students, summer people, and a murder. Fortunately NY ADA Reed Amherst arrives to help. This has always been my favor Leggi tutto
I'm almost tempted to try to read Ulysses by James Joyce as a result of reading this book. But I've read the book several times and managed to avoid such a temptation thus far. I do like Reed and the slow development of his and Kate's relationship.
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