In Praise of Older Women
Stephen Vizinczey
In Praise of Older Women
First published in 1965, In Praise of Older Women is a cool, comic survey of the sexual education of a young Hungarian.
3.7 out of 5 based on 3 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Classification |
Fiction |
| Genre |
Classic Fiction |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Pages |
256 |
| RRP |
£9.99 |
| Date of Publication |
March 2010 |
| ISBN |
978-0141192062 |
| Publisher |
Penguin |
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First published in 1965, In Praise of Older Women is a cool, comic survey of the sexual education of a young Hungarian.
Reviews
The Daily Mail
Val Hennessy
“[The narrator's] 'happy adulteries' are mutually enjoyable, detailed with great tenderness and dignity, and are never crude or 'laddish' -- in fact, nearly 50 years on, they seem somehow innocent and curiously old-fashioned.”
19/03/2010
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The New Statesman
Robert Hanks
“As one reads it now, what penetrates is the background against which András's sexual career is played out - one of war, totalitarianism and, after 1956, exile. His CV is filled with larger traumas; although these are often skimmed over or dismissed, they are more intriguing than the Don Juanism carrying on in the foreground... This is less a modern classic than an intriguing period piece.”
05/03/2010
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The Sunday Telegraph
Gerald Jacobs
“Few will find it erotically fresh… Vizinczey’s writing is cumulatively effective. Early, somewhat perfunctory descriptions are gradually superseded by more affecting observations, notably of individual females’ defining physical features.”
16/05/2010
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