Modern Classics According To Mark
Modern Classics According To Mark by Penelope Lively is published by National Geographic Books and was released on December 20, 2011. This edition contains 254 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Mark, a literary biographer who is immersed in the life of writer Gilbert Strong. Despite his seemingly stable life and marriage, Mark becomes entangled in a complex relationship with Strong’s granddaughter, Carrie, leading him to confront the illusions surrounding both his subject and himself.
Readers will find a blend of fiction and literary exploration as Mark navigates his feelings and obsessions during a tumultuous summer. The story delves into themes of love and the intricacies of middle-aged life, revealing the contrasts between literary aspirations and personal desires. Through Mark’s journey, the book examines the often deceptive nature of perception, both in literature and in life.
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A respected literary biographer, Mark is working on the life of Gilbert Strong – a writer about whom he thinks he knows everything. Happily married, and apparently dedicated to a life of letters, he nevertheless falls in love with Strong’s granddaughter Carrie, a vague and unsophisticated young woman more interested in bedding plants than books or passion. As Mark’s obsessions develop over a hot, complicated summer, he begins to understand that nothing is ever what it seems; not Gilbert Strong, and certainly not himself.
According to Mark is a witty and moving look at love, literature and the dangers of middle-aged folly.
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