Andorra - Hardcover

Cameron, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374105057 ISBN 13: 9780374105051

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1997

Synopsis

Leaving the United States after a personal tragedy, a man finds himself in the small country of Andorra, which is bizarrely influenced by his imagination and begins to reflect his past. By the author of The Weekend. Tour.

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Review:

Andorra, the tiny storybook nation snug in the Pyrenees between France and Spain is the setting for Peter Cameron's third book, a lyrical tale that begins as a charming story of manners and romantic relations in the tiny township of La Plata, but develops into a darker (though still comic) story of deception and psychological intrigue. The author's earlier invocations of Proust and Austen give way to impulses akin to Kafka or Camus. When should you stop trusting your narrator's memories and figure out what is really going on in this place? All is not what it seems, as the dark past of several characters returns to dim the brightness of the present surroundings. The hyper-reality of the charming mountain town Cameron creates is the ideal setting for this engaging tale, told in perfect measure, tightly stitched, with no extra bits hanging loosely.

About the Author:

PETER CAMERON is the author of several novels,including Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You and The Weekend. He lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0374105057
• ISBN 13: 9780374105051
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 263