The Master
by Colm Tóibín
Taste attributes: biographydramagay/lesbianslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosioncomplex relationshiptroubled leads
Boxlist takeSlow-paced and realistic: a small-scale biography, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: very slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
In January 1895 Henry James anticipates the opening of his first play, Guy Domville, in London. The production fails, and he returns, chastened and humiliated, to his writing desk. The result is a string of masterpieces, but they are produced at a high personal cost.
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- Author
- Colm Tóibín
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 356
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