Open Letter Modern Classics: The Sailor from Gibraltar (Paperback)

from Miguelnunonave

I didn't quite get the gist of this book. The characters are too vaguely described, the plot is simplistic and the message (if there is any) irrelevant. It is still interesting enough because of the suggestive travel prosa and the fluid writing style.

from abealy

A languid, tropical meditation on boredom, desire and an obsessive quest. Cigarettes, whiskey and the ironic conversation of a broad cast of interesting characters carries what is, essentially, a travel novel that journeys across Italy, through the Mediterranean, Tangier and the north coast of Af...

from Marensr

I confess that in spite of having studied French I had never read Marguerite Duras until picking up The Sailor From Gibraltar. It is a stunning gem of a book. I found myself wanting to put it down not because it wasn't good but because it was too effective. The kind of malaise, boredom, and drunk...