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G.

by John Berger

Desire and solitude on the eve of war

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    Booker Prize winner

    Described as a Booker Prize-winning classic.

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Desire and solitude on the eve of war

Set across Europe at the turn of the twentieth century, *G.* follows a young man seeking philosophical and sexual fulfillment through a series of seductions. His travels and encounters place intimacy and loneliness alongside a continent poised on the eve of World War I. The novel’s picaresque frame connects personal desire to a broader historical moment, while the question of who G. is gives the search an element of self-inquiry. The supplied description identifies him as the illegitimate son of an Italian candy merchant and a wealthy young American, grounding his story in a divided family background.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in historical fiction set in Europe before World War I
  • Readers drawn to novels exploring intimacy, loneliness, and sexual desire
  • Readers who enjoy picaresque stories centered on a searching protagonist

Themes

Intimacy and lonelinessSexual desireIdentity and family backgroundEurope on the eve of World War I

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Book overview

In this Booker Prize-winning classic, a Casanova-esque young man searches for philosophical and sexual fulfillment as he seduces his way across Europe on the eve of World War I.

John Berger's picaresque work, one of the author's finest novels, is an inspired exploration of intimacy and loneliness set at the turn of the twentieth century.

Who is G.? The illegitimate son of an Italian candy merchant and a rich young American divorc
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