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Bezig met laden... Elders and Betters (1944)door Ivy Compton-Burnett
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The Donne family's move to the country is inspired by a wish to be close to their cousins, who are to be their nearest neighbours. It proves too close for comfort, however. For a secret switching of wills causes the most genteel pursuit of self-interest to threaten good relations and even good manners... Ivy Compton-Burnett employs her sharp ear for comedy and celebrated powers of dialogue to spectacular effect. She reveals a devastating microcosm of human society, in which the elders are by no means always the betters, in which no character is totally scrupulous, but none without their appeal. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.912Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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The book revolves around Benjamin Donne and his grown children who relocate near his dying unmarried sister, Sukey, who, in turn, is living with Jessica, Benjamin and Sukey's sister, and her family. If it sounds complicated, it is probably because there are at least 16 main characters in the book and Compton-Burnett manages to give distinctive voices to all of them.
Distinctive voices are what make up the book: it is written almost entirely in dialogue between the characters. I've never read a book like this, and I'm not sure if it works very well. Sure, the dialogue gives us psychological insights to the characters but isn't literature more than psychology? ( )