Gestures - Softcover

Bhabra, H S

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385658281 ISBN 13: 9780385658287

Publisher: Anchor Canada, 2002

Synopsis

This novel moves from Venice in the twenties to post-World War II Amsterdam as it explores the themes of fascism, brutality, death, sex, vengeance, and moral action

About this title

From Library Journal

At 83, Jeremy Burnham, ex-Foreign Service Officer and self-described conventional Englishman, sets out to write his memoirs. He finds himself focusing on two brief episodes in his career, connected only because they concern his friendship with the Jewish Anthony Manet, one of the last members of the intellectual, liberal, cosmopolitan subculture that flourished in Europe prior to World War I, and the question of where one's responsibilities lie when faced with man's inhumanity to man. Whether one is considering a murder in Venice in 1923 or Nazi collaborators in the Netherlands following World War II, the answer to that question is more complex than one might like. Readers seeking fast-paced action will be disappointed with Bhabra's first novel, but those who are patient will find its richness and complexity rewarding. Recommended. David W. Henderson, Eck erd Coll. Lib., St. Petersburg, Fla.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Anchor Canada
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0385658281
• ISBN 13: 9780385658287
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352