| "John Updike meets Marguerite Yourcenar in a bold and multi-layered tale of romantic literati and literary romance." Michael Arditti |
A pair of thrillers are placed up against each other in this connected collection of murder mysteries. One takes place in first-century Rome and tells the tale of Mazuf, a homosexual scribe who is driven to kill. The second is set in the modern day United States and seems to focus on the sexual exploits of a Harvard student until it is revealed that he, too, is a murderer. The two mysteries are constructed as reflections of each other, like mirrors set up in a deserted ballroom, enveloping readers in the stories of the young murderers told through their eyes.
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Paperback Editions
October 2008 : Paperback
| Title: This Breathing World (Arcadia Books) Author(s): Jose Luis De Juan ISBN: 1-905147-86-4 / 9781905147861 (UK edition) Publisher: Arcadia Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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