- Hardcover: 255 pages
- Publisher: NewSouth (October 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1588380505
- ISBN-13: 978-1588380500
- Product Dimensions: 22.1 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 435 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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From Library Journal
Some 150 years ago, Dickens taught us the fictional possibilities of coincidence; here, Koning gives us a potent refresher. This is the dual story of World War II soldier Michael Beauchamp, an American serving the British, and his grandfather, Michel Beauchamp, a publisher of Communard tracts in the 1870s. Synchronicity is everywhere, with Michael's imprisonment, escape from a Nazi camp, edgy, furtive treks across Europe, and attempts to find and refind the love of his life neatly paralleling Michel's flight from Paris, edgy, furtive treks across Europe, imprisonment, escape from the Foreign Legion, and efforts to find his lost wife. At one point, the elder Beauchamp saves the life of the younger. Sometimes harrowing, sometimes sweet (the ending is a coup of coincidence, but the reader doesn't know whether to expect it or not), this is both an elegantly written experiment and a page-turner from a noted journalist and author of such books as America Made Me. Highly recommended for literary collections and larger libraries. Robert E. Brown, Onondaga Cty. P.L., Syracuse, NY
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Publisher's Weekly
"...the reader's adrenaline pumps nonstop ... a recommendation for what should turn out to be a distinguished writer's breakout book."
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Just a great novel,
By Foster J. Dickson (Montgomery, Alabama United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Zeeland, or Elective Concurrences (Hardcover)
Koning writes so cleanly, without extraneous words, that it is hard to put his books down. The story just moves right along without digressions. And his style of writing short chapters makes his books even cleaner to read. Just a great novel.
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This review is from: Zeeland, or Elective Concurrences (Hardcover)
Both the threads in this novel, one set after the Paris Commune, and the other in the Second World War, are interesting. The author has done a wonderful thing : wrapping complexity in a narrative that carries you through with pleasure. The exploration of coincidence, concurrence is interesting, and reminds us how often we pattern our lives with attention to this aspect. Be sure I noted that the most important female character shared a name with my aunt. These little things stand out in our lives.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Strong voice, absorbing characters,
By Ted Parkhurst (Little Rock, AR United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Zeeland, or Elective Concurrences (Hardcover)
I picked up Zeeland when I was still reading McCullough's John Adams bio, thinking I would skim through, get a feel for it, and set it aside. I couldn't put it down. The strong narrative voice drew me in within a few pages and the characters kept me involved. Zeeland is easily the most readable novel I've picked up this year, and this had been a competitive year! I plan to recommend it to my men's book club.
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