{"product_id":"9780645565324","title":"Call Me Marlowe","description":"Author: Catherine de Saint Phalle\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780645565324\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Transit Lounge\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in both Prague and Melbourne, \u003ci\u003eCall Me Marlowe\u003c\/i\u003e captures a man's search for his motherland in the hope of making sense of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a delicate touch, the novel embodies the nature of trauma - both personal and political - in people's lives. Harold Vank loves Marylou, a woman he met in South Korea, where she was working as a sex worker, but whom he has managed to bring to Melbourne. She is the one who calls Harold 'Marlowe'. Theirs is an uncommonly beautiful but tenuous intimacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarold feels his mistakes are urging him to leave Melbourne. In a wild gamble to retrieve all he has lost, he disappears to Prague. What happens in 'the City of a Hundred Spires' is both remarkable and affecting. The people he meets there - Vaclav, Marie, Pete, and Petr - and the soul of the city itself provide answers and a 'world' that he desperately wants Marylou to be part of. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut is it all too late? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Saint Phalle\u0026amp;#x27;s writing:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Saint Phalle writes with a clear-eyed humanity and wisdom about human nature.\u0026amp;#x27; - Stella Prize Judges \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An engaged and engaging novelist we can't afford to ignore.' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Novels of this quality are a rare event...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sea \u0026amp; Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e resembles a beautiful symphony.' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArtsHub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Poetic yet down-to-earth, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoum and Alexandre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a work of sustained intensity, tenderness and generosity of spirit.' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46798820409502,"sku":"ADS-9780645565324","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780645565324.jpg?v=1778120121","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780645565324","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}