The Interpreter: A Tale Of The War - Softcover

George John Whyte-Melville

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461740877 ISBN 13: 9780461740875

Publisher: HardPress, 2016

Synopsis

The Interpreter: A Tale Of The War by George John Whyte-Melville. The narrative follows Vere Egerton, a shy, imaginative English youth, who, through a series of letters and recollections, records his wandering youth with his painter father, his friend Victor de Rohan, and a circle of aristocratic émigrés in Hungary, Romania, and England. Told in part through the old desk letters and the experiences at Beverley Manor, Edeldorf, and Alton Grange, the novel blends art, education, and romance with war. Vere's upbringing, his longing for artistic achievement, and his unrequited or thwarted romance with Constance Beverley are set against a backdrop of political upheavals and campaigns along the Danube, including encounters with Omar Pasha and Skender Bey. The work interleaves narrative present and epistolary inserts, exploring themes of ambition, identity, legitimacy, the pull of love, and the costs of war. Volume I introduces episodes such as the Deserter and Par Nobile, the tragedy surrounding Vere’s father, and the nascent affection for Valérie; the tone is elegiac, reflective, and immersive.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461740877
• ISBN 13: 9780461740875
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332