{"product_id":"the-pole-paperback","title":"The Pole - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. M. Coetzee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenowned for his sparse yet powerful prose, J. M. Coetzee is unquestionably among the most influential--and provocative--authors of our time. With characteristic insight and a \"brittle wit that forces our attention on the common terrors we don't want to think about\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e), Coetzee here challenges us to interrogate our preconceptions not only of love, but of truth itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExacting yet unpredictable, pithy yet complex, Coetzee's \u003cem\u003eThe Pole\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Wittold Walccyzkiecz, a vigorous, extravagantly white-haired pianist and interpreter of Chopin who becomes infatuated with Beatriz, a stylish patron of the arts, after she helps organize his concert in Barcelona. Although Beatriz, a married woman, is initially unimpressed by Wittold and his \"gleaming dentures,\" she soon finds herself pursued and ineluctably swept into his world. As the journeyman performer sends her countless letters, extends invitations to travel, and even visits her husband's summer home in Mallorca, their unlikely relationship blossoms, though only on Beatriz's terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe power struggle between them intensifies, eventually escalating into a full-fledged battle of the sexes. But is it Beatriz who limits their passion by paralyzing her emotions? Or is it Wittold, the old man at his typewriter, trying to force into life his dream of love? Reinventing the all-encompassing love of the poet Dante for his Beatrice, Coetzee exposes the fundamentally enigmatic nature of romance, showing how a chance meeting between strangers--even \"a Pole, a man of seventy, a vigorous seventy,\" and a stultified \"banker's wife who occupies her days in good works\"--can suddenly change everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReminiscent of James Joyce's \"The Dead\" in its exploration of love and loss, \u003cem\u003eThe Pole\u003c\/em\u003e, with lean prose and surprising feints, is a haunting work, evoking the \"inexhaustible palette of sensations, from blind love to compassion\" (Berna González Harbour, \u003cem\u003eEl País\u003c\/em\u003e) typical of Coetzee's finest novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47257218056441,"sku":"9781324095668","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RJEmRDBbAv9781324095668.webp?v=1768743327","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-pole-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}