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A Marquise of Our
Time ISBN: 978-1460948095, CreateSpace See cover on CreateSpace or Amazon: https://www.createspace.com/3560933 Merely enriching his palate with new
tastes and sights—the usual expatriate's fare—doesn't do it for
this American in Paris. He is convinced that somewhere in the multitude there
is a muse standing by, ready to inspire him. The mysterious marquise Doru
stumbles upon at a social gathering is a Russian beauty married to an old
aristocrat. Ida is a painter and the author of an erotic novel. From the
perusal of each other's works, a literary passion blossoms as the two writers
see in one another an extension of their favorite characters. But Ida's
determination to turn their liaison into a work of art escalates into a
dangerous, life-imitates-art-game. Penned with the least amount of
self-censorship and the most amount of responsibility, A Marquise of Our
Time is more than just
a love story. Among its flora and fauna: the plight and delight of those
flocking to Paris, a writer's soul-searching in the soulless age, a flirting
guide with burlesque romps, a who's who of the Anglophone crowd, and even an
equal opportunity feather-plucking between the French rooster and the
American eagle. ÒRefinement, wit, humor, grand artÉ not
to mention the ingenious construction, the great dialogue and the satiric
vein that is rare nowadays.Ó -CŽcile Guilbert, author, winner of
Medicis Prize for Essays ÒMany aspiring novelists come to Paris
to write the next great novel. Some want to be Hemingway, others want to be
Joyce, still others seek to out-Miller Henry himself. Few manage to get
close. Yet I am pleased to report that Corneliu Mitrache has done it. A
Marquise of Our Time
is a wild ride through the expatriate life of contemporary Parisian days and
nights of love and laughter.Ó -Jim Haynes, author, publisher,
co-founder of Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre ÒWe
very much enjoyed A Marquise of Our Time and thought it showed
much talent. Unfortunately, it's not the type of novel we represent.Ó -New York Literary
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