Summary
Pascal Bruckner: Love for Neighbor
Sebastian, on the threshold of his forties, seems that his life is turning into a lifelong prison: a beautiful and ambitious wife, three children, a career without surprises, a group of close friends among whom he feels routinely good, in short - resigned comfort. How to free yourself from slavery to everyday life? One day, on the terrace of a café, an elderly, rich woman offers him money if he spends an hour with her. What a shock! A month later, starting completely unintentionally, Sebastian is a male prostitute, developing a secret, parallel life, which becomes more and more complicated with new and unusual acquaintances. In this powerful, cynical, sometimes ruthless novel, full of the most intense details, Pascal Bruckner, as critical as ever, explores what is considered sexually correct today and leaves the reader to ponder the place of love in the chaos and anarchy we have produced with our Western worldviews. (KB5)
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