- Loss (Psychology), Actors, Reminiscing in old age, Memory
An actor in the twilight of his career reflects on a poignant first love affair at the age of fifteen with his best friend's mother and inexplicably lands a role opposite a famous but fragile actress who helps him come to an astonishing realization.
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Contemplative, prestige, grave and intimate.
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- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- John Banville
- First published
- 2012
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Windsor, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780307946928
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