Book description
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The link between these two stories is a beautiful crystal seal that
belongs to Atlan-Ferrara, who is obsessed by its meaning. Maybe this
ancient and seductive object gives its bearer the ability to read
unknown languages and hear music of impossible beauty...
I>brings Atlan-Ferrara and Inez together, and continues to resound on
every page of this haunting work. At the same time, the emergent love of
neh-el and ah-nel - the original lovers - reminds us of the Faustian
pact of love and death. <
In this magical story of love and art,
life and death, Carlos Fuentes entwines two narratives: one tells of
the passion of orchestra conductor Gabriel Atlan-Ferrara for
red-haired Mexican diva, Inez Prada; the other of the first encounter
in human history between a man and a woman. Berlioz's music forThe
Damnation of Faust<
'INEZ is a complex, focused novel suffused
withdeath... Strange spirits and the impetus of Atlan-Ferrara's
inevitable end haunt the book, yet music is the great symbol of hope
and transcendence.' The Times 'Dazzling ... The translation by
Margaret Sayers Paden is elegant' New York Times Book Review
'Passionate ... a paean to music and musical genius, to romantic
love and the mysterious sources of language and creativity' Newsday
P>
The link between these two stories is a beautiful crystal seal that
belongs to Atlan-Ferrara, who is obsessed by its meaning. Maybe this
ancient and seductive object gives its bearer the ability to read
unknown languages and hear music of impossible beauty...
I>brings Atlan-Ferrara and Inez together, and continues to resound on
every page of this haunting work. At the same time, the emergent love of
neh-el and ah-nel - the original lovers - reminds us of the Faustian
pact of love and death. <
In this magical story of love and art,
life and death, Carlos Fuentes entwines two narratives: one tells of
the passion of orchestra conductor Gabriel Atlan-Ferrara for
red-haired Mexican diva, Inez Prada; the other of the first encounter
in human history between a man and a woman. Berlioz's music forThe
Damnation of Faust<
