The Man Who Was Late
by Louis Begley
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"Begley writes with a contemplative wisdom that permeates his work....[He] has captured some of the wispy melancholy of midcentury fiction, and this feat in itself is mellifluous to both ear and spirit." THE BOSTON GLOBE A man without a country or family, a Holocaust survivor, Ben long ago left the wreckage of Europe and recreated himself as a brilliant financier. He rejects the comforts of love and is shocked to discover Veronique--beautiful, unwisely married, and all that Ben suddenly show more knows he has always needed. In their stolen hours and weekends, their deep commitment to one another fills their lives as nothing ever has. But the question remains: Can Ben finally take what he has always denied himself...? From the author of WARTIME LIES. show lessTags
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Exceptional writing, prose as dignified as the main character, who is disconnected from his painful Jewish past, and strives to live life of class and dignity, of avoiding the past and its emotion, yet finds that this way of life only leads to disaster. Difficult to write about a man so remote, yet Begley's detailed and internal voice allow us to have sympathy for him.
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Louis Begley previous novels are Wartime Lies, The Man Who Was late, As max Saw It, About Schmidt, and Mistler's Exit. He lives in New York City. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- The Man Who Was Late
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