Ada
From āone of the most rigorous and seriousāand anachronisticānovelists working todayā (The Washington Post) comes a raucous new tale plumbing the depths of ego and ardor.
In a remote country in Europe, Gerard Desacroux IX, petty tyrant and French nationalist, wants nothing more than to be reunited with Ada, the object of his desire ever since their brief fling in Paris years before. Though Ada is on her way to visit, there are the unfortunate matters of civil unrest, assassination attempts, and Adaās affluent (and highly inconvenient) husband to contend with before bliss is attained. Despite it all, Desacroux IX is determined that nothingāneither war, nor ominous weather, nor the rising swell of indignant peasantsāshall stand between him and Ada.
Told with Mark Haberās trademark exuberant absurdity, Ada is a comedy about the mania of power, unrequited love, and the solitude of authority.
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From āone of the most rigorous and seriousāand anachronisticānovelists working todayā (The Washington Post) comes a raucous new tale plumbing the depths of ego and ardor.
In a remote country in Europe, Gerard Desacroux IX, petty tyrant and French nationalist, wants nothing more than to be reunited with Ada, the object of his desire ever since their brief fling in Paris years before. Though Ada is on her way to visit, there are the unfortunate matters of civil unrest, assassination attempts, and Adaās affluent (and highly inconvenient) husband to contend with before bliss is attained. Despite it all, Desacroux IX is determined that nothingāneither war, nor ominous weather, nor the rising swell of indignant peasantsāshall stand between him and Ada.
Told with Mark Haberās trademark exuberant absurdity, Ada is a comedy about the mania of power, unrequited love, and the solitude of authority.
