The destiny of Nathalie X and other stories

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'The Destiny of Nathalie X' was a total disappointment for me. I have read perhaps a half dozen novels by William Boyd and found them to be either very good or great.

He is a brilliant storyteller. But this collection of short stories seem to have been written by someone else, or perhaps by a William Boyd before he reached manhood5(21).

This new collection of eleven stories by the author of The Blue Afternoon takes readers back in time from a contemporary Hollywood film shoot to World War I in Vienna, introducing an unforgettable cast of characters.

Artful, witty, moving, The Destiny of Nathalie X is a confirmation of Boyd's standing as a master storyteller. Artful, witty, moving, The Destiny of Nathalie X is a confirmation of Boyd's standing as a master storyteller. Author tour. 15, print. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY In the long title story of Boyd's accomplished new collection, a young African filmmaker finds himself catapulted by an obscure French prize out of his native village into Hollywood and an unwanted movie deal.

The Destiny of Nathalie X: And Other Stories William Boyd, Author Alfred A. Knopf 22 (p) ISBN More By and About This Author In the book's shortest piece-a fictional, two. Artful, witty, moving, The Destiny of Nathalie X is a confirmation of Boyd's standing as a master storyteller.

Author tour. 15, print. From the Hard This new collection of eleven stories by the author of The Blue Afternoon takes readers back in time from a contemporary Hollywood film shoot to World War I in Vienna, introducing an unforgettable cast of characters5.

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Free shipping for many products!End date: The Destiny of Nathalie X and Other Stories. Eleven ironic, inventive short stories of love, loss, and ambition include the tale of a widowed Englishwoman and a Portuguese poet who enjoy an annual tryst in s Lisbon.

Buy the UK edition of The Destiny of Nathalie X. Buy the US edition of The Destiny of Nathalie X. Reviews. Ranging in setting from Hollywood to London to an imaginary Brazil, and in.

'The Destiny of Nathalie X and Other Stories' () "[T]he book highlights Mr. Boyd's pleasing variousness as a writer. He is at once as playful as the most perverse metafictionist yet as passionate as the lushest writer of romance. THE DESTINY. OF NATHALIE X. AND OTHER STORIES. By William Boyd.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. It isn't possible to discuss ''the world of Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. 'The Destiny of Nathalie "X" 'is a modern fable about Hollywood; 'Cork' tells of a bizarre love affair between an Englishwoman and a Portuguese poet in Lisbon; Transfigured Night' is set in Vienna during the First World War and is concerned with the problematic relationship between a wealthy patron (who bears a curious resemblance to Ludwig Wittgenstein) and his indifferent benefactor5(21).

Artful, witty, moving, The Destiny of Nathalie X is a confirmation of Boyd's standing as a master storyteller. Author tour. 15, print. Edition Details Format: Paperback55(2). Artful, witty, moving, The Destiny of Nathalie X is a confirmation of Boyd's standing as a master storyteller.

Author tour. 15, print. show more Product details5(). Editions for The Destiny of Nathalie X: (Paperback published in ), (Unknown Binding published in ), (Kindle Edition publish. The characters in William Boyd's stories journey to exotic locales -- some of them in the mind.

THE DESTINY. OF NATHALIE X. AND OTHER STORIES. By William. The Destiny of Nathalie X: And Other Stories; Stars and Bars; Buy this book With the same sure hand that has distinguished the settings of his previous books (A Good Man in Africa; Brazzaville.

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