Two Gentlemen on the Beach by Michael Köhlmeier,Ruth Martin

By Michael Köhlmeier,Ruth Martin

On the face of it, Winston Churchill and Charlie Chaplin—two icons of the 20th century—couldn’t be extra assorted. One is the grand statesman whose unravel led a kingdom within the fight opposed to Nazi Germany, the opposite the world-famous actor and comic at the back of The nice Dictator, whose owns roots have been in poverty and trouble. yet during this relocating novel, they're certain via a gloomy mystery: either be afflicted by depression.

When an opportunity stumble upon finds what they percentage, an strange and not going friendship ensues. a chain of healing conferences the world over, in Germany, England, and the USA, sees each one turn into the other’s confidant as they speak in their “black puppy days.” With the attention of a masterfully refined narrator, Michael Köhlmeier imagines a startling friendship of particular figuring out among this notable pair: a friendship of the 20 th century among paintings and politics, humor and seriousness, yet which at center continues to be an figuring out among men—the terrible tramp and the grand statesman—who assemble the historical past of the century.

 

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