Angelo

So. I bought King Alone unaware it was part of a ‘cycle.’ Great! I love cycling. Reminds me of my sorority days. Well, King is number 3 to Angelo’s number 1 sequentially. But this prequel/not prequel was written some 30-odd years prior to any of the ‘Hussar Cycle’ as a sort of psychological monograp Leggi tutto

This novella was what Giono wrote for practice as a character study of Angelo Pardi, his hero of the "Horseman on the Roof". He wanted to play around with how his character would respond in various situations. It may be playing but Giono's use of language is luxurious even in translation. Like a bat Leggi tutto

"C'est un coup [...] qui exige dix ans de pratique et trois cent ans de désinvolture héréditaire" : Angelo a tué le baron Schwartz et, d'un saut de mouton à cheval, passe les Alpes et se réfugie en France. Les premières pages sentent agréablement la Chartreuse et se tournent avec plaisir, mais Angel Leggi tutto

J’ai détesté. Les intrigues entres marquis et vicaires sont inintéressants. Angelo est niais à mourir ! J’ai du vraiment me concentrer pour comprendre n’est-ce qu’un peu où allait l’intrigue mais c’était tellement nœud-nœud que je désespérais à chaque fois. Je n’aurais jamais imaginé regretter le hu Leggi tutto

Bien écrit. Mais bizarre. Bof je dirais. Premier roman de la série du Hussard.

What is interesting here, is that Angelo is a precursor to The Horseman on the Roof . You get to see an author at work — almost like a child playing with dolls. Building his characters, placing them in different scenarios, deciding what he does like, what he doesn't like. It's a skilled amateur writi Leggi tutto