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The Rowing Lesson

The Rowing Lesson

by Anne Landsman (Author)

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    Paperback 2009

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Synopsis

Pregnant with her first child, Betsy Klein is summoned from her home in the US to her father's hospital bed in South Africa. Harold Klein is sensual, irascible, a passionately committed doctor, and a complex husband and father. As Betsy sits and waits for him to stir from his coma, she is compelled to imagine his life.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 02 Mar 2009
ISBN 10: 1847080707
ISBN 13: 9781847080707

Media Reviews
Rarely in South African writing will we encounter language of such fire and passion' J. M. Coetzee 'The Rowing Lesson, is a masterclass in the examination of memory's richly layered textures..Landsman's prose is distilled to a poetic essence, her imagery both precise and exquisiteA... Even as we turn its last page, this quiet and moving book continues to smoulder in the imagination.' Financial Times Magazine'An elegy and a lament, beautifully written' Times'You finish The Rowing Lesson feeling as if you too have lived through Harold's last hours. It has the surreal, visceral quality of a life flashing before the eyes - a final montage of an ordinary existence, made extraordinary through the power of imagination.' Irish Times'In The Rowing Lesson, Anne Landsman confirms her reputation as a major new voice A... a disturbing and beautiful book' Observer
Author Bio
Anne Landsman is the author of the novel, The Devil's Chimney, published by Granta in 1998 and nominated for four awards. Originally from South Africa, she lives in NYC.