The Doubleman

音楽と幻想が交差するなかで、現実感が揺らぐオーストラリア長編。バンドの世界を通して、自己像の不安定さを描く。

オーストラリア小説音楽幻想アイデンティティ人間関係

作品情報

音楽の現場を通して、現実と幻想の境界が揺らぐ。

人気と不安、創作と自己投影が絡み合う物語として、現代的な不確かさを描く。Christopher Koch の代表作の一つとして、1985年の Miles Franklin Award 受賞作になった。

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An unread novel

A thousand words may tell a picture, but this is a novel. I almost gave up after the first couple of chapters filled with excessive description. I persisted to find that, eventually, a story was being told. Unfortunately, I began to find reading the story was more of a chore and challenge, even though I was familiar with the locale. I have more involving stories to read.
A fascinating plot in an unusual setting. Too much ...

A fascinating plot in an unusual setting. Too much dialogue that holds back the action and much which doesn't add to character development;;;so many characters seem to come and go and reappear that one loses their context in the plot
Really enjoyed it.

I love his writing. May not be of as much interest to people with little interest in music, particularly of that period.
One of Koch's best

Excellent yarn giving insights regarding Australia. The novel has a highly original plot and maintains considerable tension. Extremely well done.
Three Stars

Have read many Christopher Koch novels. Found this novel less enjoyable than his other works.