Con Brio

by Brina Svit

Madžarski pisatelj Tibor, ki živi v Parizu, je ločenec, a živi v utvari, da ženske razume. Ta se mu podre, ko spozna svojo femme fatale, Slovenko Grušenjko, ki jo preumenuje v Katarino oz. Kati. O njej ne ve nič, a jo kmalu zaprosi za roko in ona, rosno mlada lepotica, privoli v poroko s precej starejšim moškim, ki je že ugotovil, da ni za zakon. Postavi mu le eno zahtevo: brez vprašanj. Tibor se res trudi, zadržuje svoje ljubezenske strasti, ona pa z njim manipulira, saj se požvižga nanj.

Genres: Novels

159 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Brina Švigelj-Mérat (alias, Brina Svit) is a Slovenian writer.

Reviews

[Robert Wechsler · Rating 5 out of 5]

An older Slovenian writer living in Paris impulsively marries a young woman he knows nothing about, and who does not want to tell him anything about herself. She moves into his apartment, but keeps him at arm̕s length and drives people away from him. He narrates his own humiliating story in a matter-of-fact voice. Beautifully written/translated.

[Juliet · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's hard to decide what I think about this book. The prose was exceptional and the lead character well wrought. And I could walk around the apartment with ease. Actually, I think my problems are because it's a deliberately one sided report of a series of events, and the ugly behaviour is supposed to be unpleasant. Good work Brina Svit.

[Urh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dobro napisana knjiga o ženski lisici in nekemu psu, okej, ni čisto tako, ampak prav komot bi to bila basen.

[Anand Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked the dusty edition from one of the book shelves while travelling . The intro was intriguing enough to make me buy , a well orchestrated series of events allowing the reader to follow within the character and give a gasp of the author for his feelings ! Sometimes we can correlate a lot with what happens around us also ! Happiness indeed is a bout of high fever :)

[Ranjana · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent study of the consequences of sexual obsession and jealousy. I really loved the lushness and descriptions in Brina Svit’s prose

[Eva Rajher · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5*
these people are sick

[Vilis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Teikumu un ainu līmenī ļoti labi uzrakstīts, bet lielākās līnijas man tomēr nesagāja kopā. Tiesa, otro pusi izlasīju apslimis.