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A tragi-comedy of manners acted out almost entirely within the walls of a small pension or boarding house in late 19th century Paris, which is run by an appalling Dutch couple. The novel consists of a series of cameo scenes that are both funny and cruel.
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'Elsschot is full of subtle feeling and his style is highly economical and lucid...a sophisticated, parodic, tender realist of genius' -- Martin Seymour-Smith
'Packed with bizarre incidents and even more bizarre characters...black, certainly, but brilliantly comic as well. A rough-cut gem’ -- Ham and High
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Paperback 1992. Flat spine. COVERS ARE CREASED. No inscriptions. TANNED PAGES. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 463.3::::: Villa Des Roses by Willem Elsschot. Translated from the French by Paul Vincent. (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics Series). Seller Inventory # 052699
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