An American Romance, Hans Koning’s second novel, was originally published in 1960 by Simon and Schuster. It is a story of love and marriage—and the devastating difference between the two conditions. Two attractive young people marry within three weeks of their first meeting, and their early days are spent in isolated, intense excitement. For Philip, Ann is miraculous, the woman of his dreams. But he, like many of his time and place, has not learned to live with fulfillment. Happiness to him lies in its pursuit; there is no place for Tristan and Isolde in a two-room apartment. What happens to Philip and Ann is told in a haunting novel that looks deep into the natures of men and women. Here is the dichotomy of male and female caught in the intimate transcript of one couple’s progress in and out of love.
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Released in 1958 and 1960, respectively, these are Koning's first and second novels. Both illustrate misguided relationships: as the title indicates, The Affair concerns the budding-and fleeting-passion between two lovers, while the latter book takes the next step: a couple marry after a three-week courtship only to find that the thrill of the chase is more satisfying than the actual catch. NewSouth is reprinting all of Koning's novels, so look for future titles in this series.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Delicate, fluid and strangely penetrating, his novel is fine crystal. -- Washington Post
a ruthless spareness in the manner, a kind of passionate desperation in the plot. -- Alastair Reid, The New Yorker --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
a ruthless spareness in the manner, a kind of passionate desperation in the plot. -- Alastair Reid, The New Yorker --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Koning's novel about two people who get married almost immediately after meeting and falling in love is a crushing story about how two people can live and be in love, not seeing eye to eye. It is about how unhappy lives are lived. I had never read a love story that portrayed love this honestly, but this one really succeeds. Granted, it isn't the story of all loves, but of a failed attempt at it by two people who wanted it to work.
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