Moderato Cantabile
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Moderato Cantabile

by Marguerite Duras

1958•Drama•120 pages

Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadsself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeA grounded novel that is small-scale, slow-burning and fresh. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

"Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire, moderato cantabile ? — Je ne sais pas." Une leçon de piano, un enfant obstiné, une mère aimante, pas de plus simple expression de la vie tranquille d'une ville de province. Mais un cri soudain vient déchirer la trame, révélant sous la retenue de ce récit d'apparence classique une tension qui va croissant dans le silence jusqu'au paroxysme final.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaRomanceComplex relationshipTroubled leadsSelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

ReviewsAdulteryFranceFrench fiction

Details

Author
Marguerite Duras
Published
1958
Pages
120
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