Marguerite Yourcenar,Walter Kaiser
Set in Rembrandt's Amsterdam, "An Obscure Man" is the story of NathanaÃ«lâ€”innocent, open to experienceâ€”born like Everyman upon the stream of life. In "A Lovely Morning," NathanaÃ«l's young son joins a touring company of Jacobean actors. "Anna, soror . . . ," the final tale, is an account of illicit passion in the baroque world of Naples.,",An Obscure Man, swarms with life. This intricately researched, imaginative, beautifully written tale of a young man's brief life in the mid-17th century is entirely engrossing."â€”Leona Weiss, ,San Francisco Chronicle,"In these three stories, [Yourcenar] succeeds in making the essences of these past lives a part of the reader's future through the sheer intensity of their portrayal."â€”Margaret Ezell, ,Houston Chronicle
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