Brazen, brilliant symphony of a novel
Fourth Estate €18 During a key scene in Solo, the 100year-old central character imagines a conversation with his only true love, a Jewish woman he met while studying chemistry in Berlin in the 1920s. ‘‘You must know I died long a go,” Ulrich’s former
Solo
By Rana Dasgupta
Fourth Estate €18
During a key scene in Solo, the 100year-old central character imagines a conversation with his only true love, a Jewish woman he met while studying chemistry in Berlin in the 1920s. ‘‘You must know I died long a go,” Ulrich’s former girlfriend says. ‘‘You know we’re not really here and it’s only a dream?”
‘‘It’s a dream, Clara,” Ulrich replies. ‘‘But it’s not only a dream. ...
