| In Burning Houses Andrew Harvey hastaken the novel form and extended it togrand opera, with all its glitter anddrama, flourish and tragedy. Charles, a writer living in Paris isinvited by Adolphe, a famous fihn direc-tor, to read his novel to him. Their meet-ings enmesh the reader in two plots: onedeveloping in the encounters betweenCharles and Adolphe; the other con-tained in Charles s nove] the account ofhis relationship with Mark a marriedman. Like a turning crystal, the storyreveals the facets of love: the sexualpassion between Charles and Mark; thelong friendship between Charles andAnna (an outspoken beauty who ap-pears in both plots); and the himmousplatonic love between Adolphe andCharles that is akin to a merging ofsouls. Each character undergoes a trans-formation, a growth into knowledge that brings the reader to a deep under- standing of self-awareness through suf- fering, honesty, and humor. Already acclaimed for the brilliance of his first three booksA Journey in Ladakh; No Diamonds. No Hat. No Honey; and One Last Mirror Andrew Harvey breaks through again with this new novel, which will evoke for many readers Manuel Puig s Kiss of the Spider Woman and Andrew Holleran s Dancer from the Dance. |
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