Timoleon Vieta Come Home: A Sentimental Journey
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Book Overview
Cockroft, a faded composer and socialite, lives in self-imposed exile and fantasizes of true love and extravagant suicides. Rattling around his dilapidated farmhouse in the Italian countryside, his... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1841954225
ISBN13:9781841954226
Release Date:August 2003
Publisher:Canongate U.S.
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:9.5" x 0.5" x 6.0"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Amazing...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
An amazingly well written, well told story of the trials of one dog and his master. Highly recommended read, not for the faint hearted.
Superb parody of... well, you know...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Dan Rhodes has a habit of writing excellent short books that completely polarise his audience - they either get it or they don't. If you get it, you'll love it. And you'll probably get it if you like your humour dark and your literary forms twisted in surprising ways. For me this book was surprisingly moving, but I don't think it's for everybody. However, if you look for the good behind all the darkness I think you can see it - this book is an inversion for a reason. Read it and you may see what I mean. Or not.
Excellent read despite the unexpected
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I just finished this book and thought it was one of the best piece of literature I've read in a very long time. Rhodes has the power to interweave stories. He brings characters to life with few words. Like other readers, I had to think a second when I got to the end (at one point, I even looked at the end to make sure I could continue). But despite the deception, it is still a happy ending.
AMAZING
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
I read this book over summer vacation. It was short, but fantastic. I found it nothing short of truly brilliant! It showed me how easily people get caught up in pleasing others, and sometimes forget about the ones who truly love you. The ending made me cry for an hour! Timoleon Vieta Come Home has moved me in ways I didn't know possible. This is THE BEST BOOK I have ever read. But I warn you, prepare to feel devastation and despair. The angst is worth it in the end.
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