Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Fascinating attention to detail forms the cornerstone of Tracy’s craft . From the description of Westminster Abbey to the crowded streets of London, shrewd merchants to glib talkers and peddlers, who cheat to earn the extra pound, the author encapsulates the entire landscape of the city, vividly depicting each facet. And though William Blake’s character seems to have itself derived more from Jem and Maggie’s viewpoint, showcasing him on occasion as a thinker tutoring the evolution to two amateurs, Tracy Chevalier’s interpretation of London as a hotbed that was witnessing the French and American Revolution not too far away, represses this dissonance, virtually transporting the reader to a city that has remained a subject of steady trepidation on one hand and a topic of awe to historians for centuries now with its hypnotic prose.

Burning Bright lingers in the consciousness for its dramatic description of a celebrated poet and futurist, and the picturesque portrayal of London city in an age long gone, yet, in many ways, still enduring...

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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006
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