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Bezig met laden... Shakespeare's Sonnets (editie 2006)door Samuel Park
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I found this novel engaging and a good story about young men at Harvard in the period following the second World War. The combination of class conflict and the tension of developing homosexual relationships in that era seemed to ring true. I particularly enjoyed the use of Shakespeare's Sonnets as background for the contemporary setting. My enjoyment led me to get out my copy of the the sonnets and start rereading some of them. I think meditation on those sonnets referred to in the text also heightened my enjoyment of the novel. While the novel was not long the issues presented deserved serious reflection and that too is something I enjoy in any book. I would recommend this to anyone interested in novels set in academia. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The year is 1948. Adam Greenhurst is a student at Harvard with dreams of becoming a literary scholar. He's from a rich and influential family and has become engaged to the perfect girl. His life plan is set, until he's busted by campus police for having sex with another man in a public place. Threatened with expulsion, Adam focuses his energies on a new class about Shakespeare's sonnets. There he meets Jean Hoffman, a man with whom Adam shares much: love of language and love of men. As their relationship grows, Adam realises he will have to make a choice... Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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