A Visit from Voltaire
by Dinah Lee Kung
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Author: Dinah Lee KungEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-03-18
ISBN: 1870015843
Number of pages: 360
Publisher: Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
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Book Review: charming, witty, laugh-out-loud funny
Summary: 5 Stars
Author Dinah Lee Kung pulls off in this book a superb feat of imaginative writing. A transplanted New Yorker trying to settle down in a Swiss village with her husband and three children, the narrator discovers an unexpected visitor in her chalet: Voltaire. As she deals with violin lessons, ski trips, broken legs, and dinner parties, she brings Voltaire to life in her 21st century imagination, his moods and poutiness as well as his brilliance and wit. The parallels are uncanny, unexpected, always insightful. Each time I put this book down, a line or two would keep popping into my head and making me smile or laugh. By the time you finish reading this entertaining book, you will have fallen in love not only with Voltaire but with Dinah Lee Kung.
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