A vivid and elegant memoir of a family’s season abroad by the author of the Outline trilogy.When Rachel Cusk decides to travel to Italy for a summer with her husband and two young children, she has no idea of the trials and wonders that lie in store. Their journey, chronicled in The Last Supper, leads them to both the expected and the surprising, all seen through Cusk’s sharp and humane perspective.
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The Last Supper: A Summer in Italy
By Rachel Cusk
A vivid and elegant memoir of a family’s season abroad by the author of the Outline trilogy.When Rachel Cusk decides to travel to Italy for a summer with her husband and two young children, she has no idea of the trials and wonders that lie in store. Their journey, chronicled in The Last Supper, leads them to both the expected and the surprising, all seen through Cusk’s sharp and humane perspective.
Popular Reviews(1)
Reviewed by DianaDas Englisch von Rachel Cusk ist manchmal kompliziert zu verstehen, da sie einen sehr großen Wortschatz hat und immer wieder Wörter in ungewöhnlichen Zusammensetzungen benutzt. Was die Freude am Lesen nicht schmälert, nur eine Herausforderung darstellt. Die Erfahrungen der Familie in Italien, ihre oftmals unkonventionelle Art des Reisens, ihre Beobachtungen entlang der Strecke in den Süden, auch ihre fehlgeschlagenen Vorhaben, Frust und Enttäuschung, neben all den wunderbaren kleinen Beobachtungen und den sehr geistreichen Vergleichen - aber auch die Exkurse in die Kunst