Alms for Oblivion: Fielding Gray
- 176pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Cette série explore les relations complexes et le parcours initiatique de jeunes hommes dans l'Angleterre d'après-guerre. Elle suit leurs quêtes de découverte de soi, naviguant entre premiers amours, perte de l'innocence et les pressions sociétales inévitables. Les récits abordent des thèmes tels que l'ambition, la trahison et la fragilité des liens humains, le tout dans un cadre historique richement détaillé.




Alms for Oblivion is a series of ten novels, all telling separate stories but at the same time linked together by the characters they have in common: schoolboys and businessmen, writers and soldiers, prostitutes and patient wives, actresses and models.
Simon Raven's sequence of colourful and funny novels about the English upper- class misbehaving continues against a backdrop of intrigue in Athens, radicalism in Cambridge, turmoil in India and movie-making in Corfu.
The narrative unfolds through a gripping series of dramatic events, including murders, suicides, and affairs, set against a backdrop of chaos with fires, an explosion, and blackmail. Themes of gambling, illness, and madness intertwine with a vibrant social scene filled with parties and sexual escapades. The collection features "Bring Forth the Body" and "The Survivors," showcasing a blend of intrigue and emotional turmoil that captivates readers.