Uncle Rudolf / Paul Bailey
2002, First edition. London : Fourth Estate. Proof copy. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #339645
ISBN: 1841157589
Physical description: 184 pages; 21 cm. Subjects:
Autobiographical memory; Fiction. Romanians England; Fiction. Tenors (Singers) Europe; Fiction.
Autobiographical memory.
Manners and customs.
Romanians. Tenors (Singers). Europe Social life and customs 20th century; Fiction. Genre:
Fiction. Novel. Psychological fiction. Summary: Reminiscing, 70 year old Andrew remembers his uncle - a lyric tenor who ended up in operetta - who rescued him from a likely death in fascist Romania. Stories of Rudolf's career and eccentric household are intertwined with the unfolding of secrets that have shadowed Andrew's otherwise happy life.
Price: €12.95