Poet and Dancer
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Book Overview
Jhabvala, winner of the Booker Prize as well as an Academy Award for screenwriting, has written a haunting tale of the complex and perilous relations between two young cousins, Angel and Lara. A masterful novel which explores the dangers of love and committment.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0385468695
ISBN13:9780385468695
Release Date:February 1993
Publisher:Doubleday Books
Length:199 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Beautiful and Haunting Story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala has written this book with the most beautiful prose. She doesn't just tell a story; she becomes a part of her story and brings the reader along with her. When you read it, read it with no distractions and soak in the words. Poet and Dancer tells the story of two cousins, Angel and Lara. When they first meet during childhood, Angel falls in love with Lara and never loves anyone else in the same way. Later, when they are reacquainted as adults, they become roommates and are inseperable and dependent on one another. The beautiful and alluring Lara sucks those around her into her magnetic aura. Conversely, Angel attaches herself to those around her that she holds dearest. Even as Lara struggles with obviously genetic psychological problems, her sensuality and allure to those around her does not diminish. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala tempts when she writes. She sets the reader up with a hint of sensual suspense between Angel and Lara that drives the novel to the end. In my opinion, the story of Lara and Angel could end in no other way.
A Dream of a Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I quite enjoyed Poet and Dancer, as Jhabvala completely immersed me in the world of the protagonist and antagonist. The characters were rich and life-like, but still held an ethereal mystique for me. In particular, Jhabvala's language jolted my senses. Her prose swings its way into the most beautiful poetry. The imagery within the story was covered in a deep mist, but as a reader I wanted that mist there to distance me from the at times difficult scenarios the characters found themselves in.Be prepared for a heartbreak of an ending that will drag to you read another Jhabvala's.If you like this book, I HIGHLY recommend "When FOX is a Thousand" by Larissa Lai.
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