French Huguenot Anastasia believes working in one of Sinai's mirror factories will allow her to trap the imaginary Arctic fox which lives in her womb. Whilst Jack escapes from London to Sinai to avoid being conscripted to fight in the trenches with strange imaginings that do little to alleviate his feelings of cowardice. Jack is captivated by Anastasia, seized with a fierce desire to possess her from the first second, and nothing can diminish his obsessive urge to be noticed by her, not even her obvious disgust in the face of his crude advances. Their journeys twist together like a fugue, filled with phantasmagorical delays, as they both fail to accomplish what they set out to do. Unable to escape the consequences of their false beliefs, relentlessly they approach the brink, and eventual schizophrenia, on a quest for moral truths. This book is a revelatory, hallucinatory account of the growing insanity of two young people who happen to be in the same place at the same time.
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Wydawnictwo: b.d
Data wydania: 2025-01-17
Kategoria: Fantasy/SF
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Liczba stron: 344
Tytuł oryginału: Anastasia's Midnight Song
Język oryginału: Angielski
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" [...] His loneliness only made him question his sanity that much more. [...]"
"Anastasia's Midnight Song" by M. Laszlo is the most twisted book I've read this year. It's a very difficult story that forces the reader to reflect deeply. We're dealing with metaphysical realism here. The characters Anastasia and Jack suffer from delusions. They have hallucinations. It's possible that they suffer from schizophrenia. Anastasia thinks she has an arctic fox in her womb that she talks to. Literally pure madness. At one point I thought I was going crazy because I didn't know what was real and what was just a hallucination. M. Laszlo plays perfectly with the reader's feelings. Unfortunately, Jack has suicidal thoughts. Why does he want to die? Our characters are young people. Anastasia is 19 and Jack is 18. Their example shows that puberty is not all that beautiful. Will these two have anything in common? You'll find out while reading. Anastasia wants to free herself from the Arctic Fox. Jack does not want to be conscripted into the army. Unfortunately, he is a simple coward. Will they both find the right path to the desired happiness?
M. Laszlo created a dark and schizophrenic story that nevertheless draws the reader into its vortex. The author cleverly came up with this. I read and read until I suddenly fell. Bravo. I liked it.
With this story, we move in the first half of the 20th century, or more precisely in 1917-1918. The places of action are different, from Saint Petersburg to London via Cairo.
I am delighted with the cover of this book. It is simply beautiful and gives a lot to think about. The large letters are another advantage of this novel.
Are you curious how fantasy mixes with realism?
I will honestly tell you that it is worth reaching for this strange story.