A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY

Rating:
Summary: A South-American black-comedy of manners
Review: A most unsual book covering the short history of several super-rich South-American families as the all vacation toghether in the "wilderness." To describe too much would be a diservice to the reader who, as I did, should approach this novel with as few preconceptions as possible. To borrow a cliche-a must read for those interested in something other than traditional escapist fiction

Rating:
Summary: A strange book about castes and cliques and clients. . .
Review: in which we observe the civilised and highly-stylised world of the grownups, and the daemonic and brutal world of the children.

How can these two antithetical worlds co-exist? The answer is--strangely.