Book Review
Mar. 28th, 2007 05:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariPascali's Island
by Barry Unsworth
This short novel was pretty good. It's set on a small Greek Island in 1908 and is narrated by Basil Pascali, a neglected informer for the decaying Ottoman Empire. Pascali has recently come to believe that the islanders are on to him, and his is becoming slightly paranoid. Into this situation comes Anthony Bowles an Englishman with archeological aspirations who turns out to be part charlatan, part visionary. The interaction between Bowles and Pascali leads to intrigue and betrayal. The style of the writing is surprisingly langorous and literary for its thriller-like plot.
by Barry Unsworth
This short novel was pretty good. It's set on a small Greek Island in 1908 and is narrated by Basil Pascali, a neglected informer for the decaying Ottoman Empire. Pascali has recently come to believe that the islanders are on to him, and his is becoming slightly paranoid. Into this situation comes Anthony Bowles an Englishman with archeological aspirations who turns out to be part charlatan, part visionary. The interaction between Bowles and Pascali leads to intrigue and betrayal. The style of the writing is surprisingly langorous and literary for its thriller-like plot.
