In Praise of Older Women: The Amorous Recollections of A. V (Phoenix Fiction)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.37 (642 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226858863 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Vizinczey writes of women beautifully, with sympathy, tact and delight, and he writes about sex with more lucidity and grace than most writers ever acquire."—Larry McMurtry, Houston Post"Like James Joyce, who was as far from being a writer of erotica as Dostoevsky, Vizinczey has a refreshing message to deliver: Life is not about sex, sex is about life."—John Podhoretz, Washington Times"The gracefully written story of a young man growing up among older women although some passages may well arouse the reader, this novel brims with what the courts have termed "redeeming literary merit."—Clarence Petersen, Chicago Tribune "A funny novel about sex, or rather (which is rarer) a novel which is funny as well as touching about sex elegant, exact and melodious—has style, presence and individuality."—Isabel Quigly, Sunday Telegraph"The delicious adventures of a young Casanova who appreciates maturity while acquiring it himself. "A cool, comic survey of the sexual education of a young Hungarian, from his first encounter, as a twelve-year-o
D. P. Birkett said Better insights into Canadians than women. It is a coming of age novel, that is to say a thinly disguised autobiography which, in the male version, always describes a sensitive youth growing up in a hostile environment where his gifts are not appreciated, having a series of affairs with women, and ending up a sadder and wiser man, usually a university teacher. Such plots are necessarily thin and the descriptions of amatory conquests become repetitious. The scenes of life in wartorn and communist Hungary, and . "Captivating" according to Marisa. I first wanted to read this book when I was in high school, however, my mother would not allow it. Stephen Vizinczey is a cousin of my father's and that is how I arrived at an interest in his work. After reading the book, now at the age of 28, I can understand why my mother would not allow me to read it at such a young age. The book revels in a young man's quest of sexual experiences and learnings with the opposite sex. It is not detailed in the sense of a steamy har. "Some Observations on In Praise of Older Women" according to A Customer. I have just read In Praise of Older Women for the second time. Many reviewers have drawn attention to the wisdom contained in this little book, which slyly presents itself as a breviary for young men without lovers. I am reluctant to insist on its status as "an erotic classic," for fear that to do so would confine it to a very narrow context. Indeed, the erotic scenes do not constitute the heart and soul of the story, nor do they even take up very much room. Rather,
Immensely pleasurable. Paula Fox . A funny novel about sex, or rather (which is rarer) a novel which is funny as well as touching about sex elegant, exact and melodious -- Isabel Quigly Sunday Telegraph The delicious adventures of a young Casanova who appreciates maturity while acquiring it himself. A. -- A. But re-reading this one, I was struck by a great deal that I missed before a much richer book than I remembered. In turn naive, sophisticated, arrogant, disarming, the narrator woos his women and his tale wins the reader -- Polly Devlin