Edward St. Aubyn
Autor(a) de Mother's Milk
About the Author
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Séries
Obras por Edward St. Aubyn
The Patrick Melrose Novels: Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, and Mother's Milk (2012) 624 exemplares
The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels: Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, Mother's Milk, and At Last (2012) 391 exemplares
[A família Melrose] 3-4 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1960-01-14
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- London, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, England, UK
- Educação
- Westminster School, London
Oxford University (Keble College) - Ocupações
- journalist
author - Relações
- Shulman, Nicola (ex-wife)
St Aubyn, Lorna (mother)
Membros
Críticas
Lost for Words: A Novel por Edward St. Aubyn
Sometimes roaringly funny, more often plain silly, and lighter than air.
Clearly an excellent writer. But I don't care one whit about any of the (pathetic) characters, not even Patrick Melrose himself. I've given it a go, but think my life's too short for this set.
Here's what I wrote in 2012 about reading this set of books: "Four predecessor novels to "At Last". More background on the hero. Continued to provide a window into the world of the super-rich English, but St. Aubyn's brainy humor came through better with more reading. Tragi-comic." Now in 2023 I learn that the Edward St. Aubyn continued to write but the world, as seen through his interviewers, seems to be most interesting in, and fastinated by, this autobiographical series; that's probably a shame for him. Oh, an St. Aubryn is not just "super-rich"; he is of the highest English class with impeccable lineage. "Privileged" is the term were use today and he is very much so. Quotations in the comments section are my exact kindle highlights.… (mais)
Here's what I wrote in 2012 about this read: "Somewhat distriburbing view into the world of the really rich English, and certainly a reminder of the risks of idleness and self-absorption.". Still disturbed by the experiences of the protagonist, in his childhood (such a victim) and yet when he was an adult, too (the playout of childhood trauma). Note that the quotations in the comments section are from Amazon kindle highlights made at the time of reading.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 18
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 5,105
- Popularidade
- #4,896
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 235
- ISBN
- 280
- Línguas
- 15
- Marcado como favorito
- 13