| The Apprentice Lover Contributor(s): Parini, Jay (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060935561 ISBN-13: 9780060935566 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: When Alex Massolini's brother is killed in Vietnam, he drops out of school to live in Capri and serve as secretary to world-famous writer Rupert Grant. Told with wry humor in an elegant prose style, "The Apprentice Lover" is a remarkable piece of fiction that includes appearances by such colorful literary figures as Graham Greene and W.H. Auden. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Science Fiction - Time Travel |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.28" W x 8.16" (0.51 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
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| Publisher Description: When Alex Massolini's brother is killed in Vietnam, he drops out of Columbia University and leaves his conservative family behind for Capri to become secretary to Rupert Grant, a famous British novelist and poet who dominates the island like a latter -- day Prospero. Alex soon finds himself ensnared in a web of love affairs, friendships, and rivalries within the eccentric community that inhabits the idyllic beauty of the isolated Italian island. The Apprentice Lover traces a young American's enchantment and disenchantment -- with his American past, his new European mentor, and the various inhabitants on an island famous for its characters. |
Contributor Bio(s): Parini, Jay: - Michael Hoffman is a filmmaker known for creating complex and layered stories with great attention to detail and character. A skilled writer and director, he has worked on both feature films and documentaries, including A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Emperor's Club, Game of Six, and the ESPN documentary Out of the Blue. The Last Station is his most recent film. Jay Parini is a professor of English & Creative Writing at Middlebury College in Vermont. A writer and academic, he is best known for his novels and poetry. He is the author of the novel The Last Station, which is now a major motion picture from Sony Classics. |