Isabel
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Giunta alla fine di un infelice matrimonio, Isabel Archer lascia Roma, dove la vicenda
matrimoniale si è consumata con tanta amarezza, per andare a Gardencourt a portare
l’ultimo saluto all’amatissimo cugino Ralph Touchett. Da lì prosegue poi il suo
viaggio fino a Londra, dove preleva una cospicua somma di denaro in banca, tra lo
sconcerto degli impettiti funzionari in tight e ghette. Perché? Quali sono i suoi piani,
ora che non ha più motivo di illudersi sulle vere, sordide ragioni che hanno indotto
Gilbert Osmond a sposarla? Con sorprendente abilità nel tratteggiare, in ogni minimo
dettaglio, ambienti, personaggi, atmosfere tra loro anche molto distanti – dalla
Londra delle suffragette a un Nord Italia infestato dal tifo –, illuminandoli con salvifica
ironia, John Banville regala alla memorabile protagonista di Ritratto di signora
di Henry James un’imprevista opportunità di crescita e riscatto. Ora tocca a Isabel, e a
lei soltanto, chiudere i conti con il passato e prendere in mano il proprio destino: trovare
qualcuno o qualcosa per cui spendere degnamente la propria libertà e la propria
fortuna, senza più «dilapidare se stessa fino alla bancarotta emotiva e spirituale».
Un’impresa ardua, anche per una giovane donna con il suo indiscusso «potenziale», e
al tempo stesso un pretesto perfetto per un avvolgente romanzo à la James, che non
teme confronti con il modello ed è in sé felicemente compiuto.
- ISBN: 8823521157
- Casa Editrice: Guanda
- Pagine: 396
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Mrs. Osmond by John Banville Banville has written a sequel in the life of Isabel Archer, the main character in Henry James’ novel, Portrait of a Lady. Like James, the story is full of psychological insight, and the writing style is like that of James but with shorter sentences and fewer sub-clauses. Leggi tutto
Well, for me it was a perfect read... Banville gave the reades and Isabel the second chance and I thank him for that! The writing style is very much like HJ and again, it was very much to my liking. Pastiche? Maybe, but a perfect one.
John Banville returning to Henry James' The Portrait of a Lady seems like an ideal match - the result, though, is more puzzling, less satisfying that I expected. Firstly, Banville's style never matches the cool elegance and precision of James, and there are jarring colloquialisms that ensure we're o Leggi tutto
I have to start with a disclaimer, because this book is a sequel of sorts to The Portrait of a Lady , a book which I have never read, indeed I have still never read any Henry James at all, which makes it quite difficult for me to judge how well Banville has captured the characters, tone and style. Ev Leggi tutto
Με κάποια βιβλία έχεις από την αρχή το προαίσθημα ότι θα σου κάνουν το κλικ και όταν αυτό επιβεβαιώνεται η χαρά είναι διπλή. Θα ξεκινήσω από έξω προς τα μέσα και θα ήθελα να σταθούμε στο υπέροχο εξώφυλλο γιατί αποτυπώνει την προσωπικότητα της κας Όσμοντ με μία τόσο στατική αλλά ταυτόχρονα πολύ δυνατ Leggi tutto
Mrs Osmond is a curious exercise in upmarket fan fiction: a flat-footed continuation of a narrative intentionally left suspended, and an ill-judged attempt to go stylistically head to head with one of the most honed and distinctive novelistic voices of all time. I picked this novel up after finishin Leggi tutto
First of all, I have to admit that I have not (as yet) read Henry James' "Portrait of a Lady". Thus I cannot compare John Banville's style - unfavourably - to that of his predecessor, as most critics seem to do. What I can say, though, is that Banville succeeds in (re)creating a modern version of a
I like the book. The writing really is in the style of Henry James. You got many elaborated sentences although sometimes maybe they are a bit overdone. At the beginning I got to get used to them because there is so much of them. But once you did it opened a beautiful world of language. Banville, lik Leggi tutto
Ένα από τα καλύτερα μυθιστορήματα που διάβασα φέτος. Σύντομα θα σας πω περισσότερα...
I gave up on John Banville years ago. He seemed to be writing the same novel, over and over again; I haven't picked up a new book by him in a decade. This new novel intrigued me enough to try him again. (Thank you to Edelweiss and Knopf for the ARC). The word that best comes to mind in reviewing this Leggi tutto
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