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A Perfect Waiter par Alain Claude Sulzer (2008, couverture rigide) 1ère impression vintage-

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“First edition, First printing with full number line. Very Good, pages uber-tight, unread. ...
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Fiction
Intended Audience
Adults
Inscribed
No
Edition
First Edition
Vintage
No
Personalize
No
Type
Novel
Literary Movement
Modernism
Personalized
No
Features
Dust Jacket, Protective Mylar Cover
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9781596914117
Book Title
Perfect Waiter : a Novel
Item Length
7.7in
Original Language
German
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication Year
2008
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.9in
Author
Alain Claude Sulzer
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Psychological, Lgbt / Gay, General, Historical
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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Product Information

A sweeping, powerful novel about a man forced to come to terms with the memory of his lost love. Erneste is the perfect waiter--and his private life seems to embody the qualities he brings to his profession. But inwardly this polite and dignified man is in the grip of a violent passion, aroused thirty years before, when he fell in love with a young waiter-in-training named Jakob. Jakob broke his heart when he fled Nazidominated Europe for a new life in America with his lover, Julius Klinger, a celebrated German intellectual. Nursing his wounds, Erneste slinks even deeper into his well-ordered world, hardening into what had only previously been a role. And then, after decades of silence, he receives a letter from a distraught and penniless Jakob asking for help. And Ernest must decide if he will finally take action. Set against the backdrop of a genteel Swiss hotel, and moving skillfully between two time periods, this exquisitely written story of a lifelong passion is rich in tension and emotion, exploring the nature of love and betrayal, memory, and regret.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1596914114
ISBN-13
9781596914117
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61768154

Product Key Features

Book Title
Perfect Waiter : a Novel
Author
Alain Claude Sulzer
Original Language
German
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Lgbt / Gay, General, Historical
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
224 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7.7in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pt3860
Reviews
In his first novel to be published in English, Sulzer creates a refined, operatic atmosphere. The prose reads like Ann Patchett, though some of its elements evoke Thomas Mann's Death in Venice and Kazu Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day., Like a character out of Camus or Kafka, Erneste does not appeal to us by his warmth or humanity; he resists our pity. It's the sheer simplicity of his one love -- and the steely purity of his life -- that fascinates: more metal than flesh, incorporeal, perfect., Praise forA Perfect Waiter: "Alain Claude Sulzer writes with utterly classical, old-fashioned aplomb."-Die Zeit "Fascinating. It's as if an opulentMagic Mountain, a memory in fading colors of a mundane love story, has been photographed anew."-Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "Sulzer's novel, or rather novella, has great stylistic elegance, and offers many enjoyments and pleasures beyond its subtle abundance of literary allusion. His skill lies more in small observations than dramatic sweep."-Süddeutsche Zeitung, Praise for A Perfect Waiter : "Like a character out of Camus or Kafka, Erneste does not appeal to us by his warmth or humanity; he resists our pity. It's the sheer simplicity of his one love -- and the steely purity of his life -- that fascinates: more metal than flesh, incorporeal, perfect." -Los Angeles Times "What an ideal title for a novel. And what, in Alain Sulzer's hands, an admirable novel to go with this masterful billing. By the novella's end, we are smitten with Sulzer's writing and conceptualization, and won over by the clarity and simplicity of his ideas. Sometimes, less is more. This brief tale-haunting as a mother's lullaby-proves that true."- Buffalo News "[A] sleek, understated novel…a highly choreographed waltz of emotional blackmail. It skirts melodrama, but Sulzer's restraint in depicting each subsequent betrayal keeps the raw emotions in check. Sulzer addresses homosexual desire directly, exposing the damage severe repression brings. Sulzer has written an absorbing miniature. He so thoroughly inhabits Erneste that the waiter's muted inner life proves more gripping than the overtly dramatic scenes of betrayal and attempted extortion. It is the whisper, not the shout, that grabs the attention."- Bookforum "In his first novel to be published in English, Sulzer creates a refined, operatic atmosphere. The prose reads like Ann Patchett, though some of its elements evoke Thomas Mann's Death in Venice and Kazu Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day." -Library Journal " Suzler sure-handedly layers the past on the present, gradually opening windows on both. The pieces fall together like bits of a puzzle...coming together only at the end, powerfully." - Publishers Weekly "A spare, elegant, controlled, and poignant psychological study." -Booklist "This short, evocative novel combines a romantic melodrama of homosexual love and betrayal with deeper meditations on the passage of time, the essence of truth, the deception of desire and the inevitability of death." -Kirkus "Alain Claude Sulzer writes with utterly classical, old-fashioned aplomb."- Die Zeit "Fascinating. It's as if an opulent Magic Mountain , a memory in fading colors of a mundane love story, has been photographed anew."- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "Sulzer's novel, or rather novella, has great stylistic elegance, and offers many enjoyments and pleasures beyond its subtle abundance of literary allusion. His skill lies more in small observations than dramatic sweep."- Süddeutsche Zeitung, What an ideal title for a novel. And what, in Alain Sulzer's hands, an admirable novel to go with this masterful billing. By the novella's end, we are smitten with Sulzer's writing and conceptualization, and won over by the clarity and simplicity of his ideas. Sometimes, less is more. This brief tale--haunting as a mother's lullaby--proves that true., Praise forA Perfect Waiter: "Like a character out of Camus or Kafka, Erneste does not appeal to us by his warmth or humanity; he resists our pity. It's the sheer simplicity of his one love -- and the steely purity of his life -- that fascinates: more metal than flesh, incorporeal, perfect."-Los Angeles Times "What an ideal title for a novel. And what, in Alain Sulzer's hands, an admirable novel to go with this masterful billing. By the novella's end, we are smitten with Sulzer's writing and conceptualization, and won over by the clarity and simplicity of his ideas. Sometimes, less is more. This brief tale-haunting as a mother's lullaby-proves that true."-BuffaloNews "[A] sleek, understated novel…a highly choreographed waltz of emotional blackmail. It skirts melodrama, but Sulzer's restraint in depicting each subsequent betrayal keeps the raw emotions in check. Sulzer addresses homosexual desire directly, exposing the damage severe repression brings. Sulzer has written an absorbing miniature. He so thoroughly inhabits Erneste that the waiter's muted inner life proves more gripping than the overtly dramatic scenes of betrayal and attempted extortion. It is the whisper, not the shout, that grabs the attention."-Bookforum "In his first novel to be published in English, Sulzer creates a refined, operatic atmosphere. The prose reads like Ann Patchett, though some of its elements evoke Thomas Mann's Death in Venice and Kazu Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day."-Library Journal "Suzler sure-handedly layers the past on the present, gradually opening windows on both. The pieces fall together like bits of a puzzle...coming together only at the end, powerfully."-Publishers Weekly "A spare, elegant, controlled, and poignant psychological study."-Booklist "This short, evocative novel combines a romantic melodrama of homosexual love and betrayal with deeper meditations on the passage of time, the essence of truth, the deception of desire and the inevitability of death."-Kirkus "Alain Claude Sulzer writes with utterly classical, old-fashioned aplomb."-Die Zeit "Fascinating. It's as if an opulentMagic Mountain, a memory in fading colors of a mundane love story, has been photographed anew."-Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "Sulzer's novel, or rather novella, has great stylistic elegance, and offers many enjoyments and pleasures beyond its subtle abundance of literary allusion. His skill lies more in small observations than dramatic sweep."-Süddeutsche Zeitung, Praise for "A Perfect Waiter": "Suzler sure-handedly layers the past on the present, gradually opening windows on both. The pieces fall together like bits of a puzzle...coming together only at the end, powerfully."--"Publishers Weekly" "A spare, elegant, controlled, and poignant psychological study.""--Booklist" "This short, evocative novel combines a romantic melodrama of homosexual love and betrayal with deeper meditations on the passage of time, the essence of truth, the deception of desire and the inevitability of death.""--Kirkus" "Alain Claude Sulzer writes with utterly classical, old-fashioned aplomb."--"Die Zeit ""Fascinating. It's as if an opulent "Magic Mountain," a memory in fading colors of a mundane love story, has been photographed anew."--"Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ""Sulzer's novel, or rather novella, has great stylistic elegance, and offers many enjoyments and pleasures beyond its subtle abundance of literary allusion. His skill lies more in small observations than dramatic sweep."--"Suddeutsche Zeitung", Fascinating. It's as if an opulent Magic Mountain , a memory in fading colors of a mundane love story, has been photographed anew., Sulzer's novel, or rather novella, has great stylistic elegance, and offers many enjoyments and pleasures beyond its subtle abundance of literary allusion. His skill lies more in small observations than dramatic sweep., "Like a character out of Camus or Kafka, Erneste does not appeal to us by his warmth or humanity; he resists our pity. It's the sheer simplicity of his one love -- and the steely purity of his life -- that fascinates: more metal than flesh, incorporeal, perfect." -Los Angeles Times "What an ideal title for a novel. And what, in Alain Sulzer's hands, an admirable novel to go with this masterful billing. By the novella's end, we are smitten with Sulzer's writing and conceptualization, and won over by the clarity and simplicity of his ideas. Sometimes, less is more. This brief tale-haunting as a mother's lullaby-proves that true."- Buffalo News "[A] sleek, understated novel…a highly choreographed waltz of emotional blackmail. It skirts melodrama, but Sulzer's restraint in depicting each subsequent betrayal keeps the raw emotions in check. Sulzer addresses homosexual desire directly, exposing the damage severe repression brings. Sulzer has written an absorbing miniature. He so thoroughly inhabits Erneste that the waiter's muted inner life proves more gripping than the overtly dramatic scenes of betrayal and attempted extortion. It is the whisper, not the shout, that grabs the attention."- Bookforum "In his first novel to be published in English, Sulzer creates a refined, operatic atmosphere. The prose reads like Ann Patchett, though some of its elements evoke Thomas Mann's Death in Venice and Kazu Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day." -Library Journal " Suzler sure-handedly layers the past on the present, gradually opening windows on both. The pieces fall together like bits of a puzzle...coming together only at the end, powerfully." - Publishers Weekly "A spare, elegant, controlled, and poignant psychological study." -Booklist "This short, evocative novel combines a romantic melodrama of homosexual love and betrayal with deeper meditations on the passage of time, the essence of truth, the deception of desire and the inevitability of death." -Kirkus "Alain Claude Sulzer writes with utterly classical, old-fashioned aplomb."- Die Zeit "Fascinating. It's as if an opulent Magic Mountain , a memory in fading colors of a mundane love story, has been photographed anew."- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "Sulzer's novel, or rather novella, has great stylistic elegance, and offers many enjoyments and pleasures beyond its subtle abundance of literary allusion. His skill lies more in small observations than dramatic sweep."- Süddeutsche Zeitung, This short, evocative novel combines a romantic melodrama of homosexual love and betrayal with deeper meditations on the passage of time, the essence of truth, the deception of desire and the inevitability of death., "Like a character out of Camus or Kafka, Erneste does not appeal to us by his warmth or humanity; he resists our pity. It's the sheer simplicity of his one love -- and the steely purity of his life -- that fascinates: more metal than flesh, incorporeal, perfect." -- Los Angeles Times "What an ideal title for a novel. And what, in Alain Sulzer's hands, an admirable novel to go with this masterful billing. By the novella's end, we are smitten with Sulzer's writing and conceptualization, and won over by the clarity and simplicity of his ideas. Sometimes, less is more. This brief tale--haunting as a mother's lullaby--proves that true." -- Buffalo News "[A] sleek, understated novel...a highly choreographed waltz of emotional blackmail. It skirts melodrama, but Sulzer's restraint in depicting each subsequent betrayal keeps the raw emotions in check. Sulzer addresses homosexual desire directly, exposing the damage severe repression brings. Sulzer has written an absorbing miniature. He so thoroughly inhabits Erneste that the waiter's muted inner life proves more gripping than the overtly dramatic scenes of betrayal and attempted extortion. It is the whisper, not the shout, that grabs the attention." -- Bookforum "In his first novel to be published in English, Sulzer creates a refined, operatic atmosphere. The prose reads like Ann Patchett, though some of its elements evoke Thomas Mann's Death in Venice and Kazu Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day." -- Library Journal "Suzler sure-handedly layers the past on the present, gradually opening windows on both. The pieces fall together like bits of a puzzle...coming together only at the end, powerfully." -- Publishers Weekly "A spare, elegant, controlled, and poignant psychological study." -- Booklist "This short, evocative novel combines a romantic melodrama of homosexual love and betrayal with deeper meditations on the passage of time, the essence of truth, the deception of desire and the inevitability of death." -- Kirkus "Alain Claude Sulzer writes with utterly classical, old-fashioned aplomb." -- Die Zeit "Fascinating. It's as if an opulent Magic Mountain , a memory in fading colors of a mundane love story, has been photographed anew." -- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "Sulzer's novel, or rather novella, has great stylistic elegance, and offers many enjoyments and pleasures beyond its subtle abundance of literary allusion. His skill lies more in small observations than dramatic sweep." -- Süddeutsche Zeitung, "Like a character out of Camus or Kafka, Erneste does not appeal to us by his warmth or humanity; he resists our pity. It's the sheer simplicity of his one love -- and the steely purity of his life -- that fascinates: more metal than flesh, incorporeal, perfect." -- Los Angeles Times "What an ideal title for a novel. And what, in Alain Sulzer's hands, an admirable novel to go with this masterful billing. By the novella's end, we are smitten with Sulzer's writing and conceptualization, and won over by the clarity and simplicity of his ideas. Sometimes, less is more. This brief tale--haunting as a mother's lullaby--proves that true." -- Buffalo News "[A] sleek, understated novel...a highly choreographed waltz of emotional blackmail. It skirts melodrama, but Sulzer's restraint in depicting each subsequent betrayal keeps the raw emotions in check. Sulzer addresses homosexual desire directly, exposing the damage severe repression brings. Sulzer has written an absorbing miniature. He so thoroughly inhabits Erneste that the waiter's muted inner life proves more gripping than the overtly dramatic scenes of betrayal and attempted extortion. It is the whisper, not the shout, that grabs the attention." -- Bookforum "In his first novel to be published in English, Sulzer creates a refined, operatic atmosphere. The prose reads like Ann Patchett, though some of its elements evoke Thomas Mann's Death in Venice and Kazu Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day." -- Library Journal "Suzler sure-handedly layers the past on the present, gradually opening windows on both. The pieces fall together like bits of a puzzle...coming together only at the end, powerfully." -- Publishers Weekly "A spare, elegant, controlled, and poignant psychological study." -- Booklist "This short, evocative novel combines a romantic melodrama of homosexual love and betrayal with deeper meditations on the passage of time, the essence of truth, the deception of desire and the inevitability of death." -- Kirkus "Alain Claude Sulzer writes with utterly classical, old-fashioned aplomb." -- Die Zeit "Fascinating. It's as if an opulent Magic Mountain , a memory in fading colors of a mundane love story, has been photographed anew." -- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "Sulzer's novel, or rather novella, has great stylistic elegance, and offers many enjoyments and pleasures beyond its subtle abundance of literary allusion. His skill lies more in small observations than dramatic sweep." -- Sddeutsche Zeitung, Suzler sure-handedly layers the past on the present, gradually opening windows on both. The pieces fall together like bits of a puzzle...coming together only at the end, powerfully., [A] sleek, understated novel...a highly choreographed waltz of emotional blackmail. It skirts melodrama, but Sulzer's restraint in depicting each subsequent betrayal keeps the raw emotions in check. Sulzer addresses homosexual desire directly, exposing the damage severe repression brings. Sulzer has written an absorbing miniature. He so thoroughly inhabits Erneste that the waiter's muted inner life proves more gripping than the overtly dramatic scenes of betrayal and attempted extortion. It is the whisper, not the shout, that grabs the attention., Praise for "A Perfect Waiter": "Alain Claude Sulzer writes with utterly classical, old-fashioned aplomb."-"Die Zeit ""Fascinating. It's as if an opulent "Magic Mountain," a memory in fading colors of a mundane love story, has been photographed anew."-"Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ""Sulzer's novel, or rather novella, has great stylistic elegance, and offers many enjoyments and pleasures beyond its subtle abundance of literary allusion. His skill lies more in small observations than dramatic sweep."-"Suddeutsche Zeitung"
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2008-301408
Dewey Decimal
833/.914
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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