Persian Letters
by Montesquieu
Taste attributes: comedyhistoricaldramafresh & originallinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clashcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeFresh and glossy: a comic novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like polish over grit.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.5 / 5
4 ratings
About This Book
"This translation of Montesquieu's unsurpassed epistolary novel, the first to appear in over thirty years, is completely new and aims at being as literal as possible, including pulling no punches with the erotic elements. This means, among other things, that the translators have attempted to render the same word throughout the work as consistently as good sense allows.
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- Author
- Montesquieu
- Published
- 1721
- Pages
- 341
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- Open Library
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