The Tiger
The Tiger by Lisa St. Aubin de Terán is a novel published by Penguin in 1986, featuring 334 pages in English. The story follows Lucien, a German family scion born in 1911, who is shaped by the formidable presence of his grandmother, Misia Schmutter. Misia rules her Venezuelan estate with an iron grip, embodying a complex blend of power and control, which profoundly influences Lucien’s development and worldview.
Readers will encounter a narrative that explores themes of power, obsession, and the interplay of familial influence. As Lucien grapples with his grandmother’s legacy, he navigates his own passions for architecture, gardens, and gambling, while the emotional spectrum of the characters around him ranges from love to bitterness. This edition presents a rich tapestry of fiction that delves into the intricacies of human relationships and the impact of a dominating figure on a young man’s life.
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Its protagonist, a German family scion born in 1911 and known simply as Lucien, grows up under the tutelage of his grandmother, Misia Schmutter, a despot who rules her Venezuelan estate as if she were a spider who spins a web not so much for killing (although she does this too) but for the fascination of power. She molds Lucien to her will, and after dying becomes a supernatural presence clinging to his back like the predatory tiger the boy once killed. But while her creed seems vaguely fascist, it is transmuted by Lucien’s somewhat gentler spirit into a kind of existential obsession with pure action. This is, in fact, a story of Misia’s for order and the will; Lucien’s for architecture, gardens and gambling, and those of other characters, whose feelings range from love to bitterness.(
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