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A writer takes residence in the illustrious but decaying Grand Hotel Europa, to think about where things went wrong with Clio, with whom he fell in love in Genoa and moved to Venice. He reconstructs a compelling story of love in times of mass tourism, about their trips to Malta, Palmaria, Portovenere and the Cinque Terre and their thrilling search for the last painting of Caravaggio. Meanwhile, he becomes fascinated by the mysteries of Grand Hotel Europe and gets more and more involved with the memorable characters who inhabit it, and who seem to come from a more elegant time. All the while, globalisation seems to be grabbing hold even on this place frozen in time. Grand Hotel Europa is Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer's masterly novel on the old continent, where so much history resides that there is no place left for a future and where the most realistic future perspectives are offered in the form of exploiting the past in the shape of tourism. No library descriptions found. |
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At first, I could not figure out what it is - a memoir, a documentary, a novel, a danbrownish thriller, a very-very long essay? I guess all of them, really. But then all the pieces fell into the right place and I'm still a bit flabbergasted. HIGHLY recommended!
(Spoiler alter: if you like to travel, this book can fuck you up quite thoroughly.) ( )