Hammerklavier
by Carol Cosman, Yasmina Reza

Name: Hammerklavier
Brand: Carol Cosman
SKU: 9780571200320
Rating: 3.5 (179 reviews)

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Highlights

French

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play's structure and content. Some appreciate its captivating and reflective nature, while others feel it lacks coherence and depth in its storytelling. Many highlight the emotional resonance of the vignettes, but there are dissenting opinions that consider it overly intellectual or disjointed.

Captivating reflections on lifeEmotionally resonant vignettesBeautifully written proseFeels disjointed at timesSome find it overly intellectual

Synopsis

Hammerklavier, the first novel by the internationally acclaimed playwright and author of Art, Yasmina Reza, became an instant bestseller on its publication in France.

Narrated in the main by Reza herself, it is a series of forty-four autobiographical and fictional vignettes in which the narrator's memories and fantasies of people - real and imagined - combine to stunning effect.

ThemesGeneral Fiction