Bluebeard's Seventh Door

Fiction & Literature, Drama, Continental European, American, Nonfiction, Entertainment
Cover of the book Bluebeard's Seventh Door by Andre Vecsei, Andre Vecsei
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Andre Vecsei ISBN: 9781301862047
Publisher: Andre Vecsei Publication: February 7, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Andre Vecsei
ISBN: 9781301862047
Publisher: Andre Vecsei
Publication: February 7, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Set in Canada and post-war Yugoslavia, Bluebeard’s Seventh Door begins with the celebrity funeral of Marie, the “Femme Fatale” of Westmount. The funeral is attended by a sensation-hungry crowd because the cause of death is suicide. Among the crowd is the novel’s main character, a womanizing musicologist. Conspicuously absent is Marie’s maid, Karin, an illegal immigrant who, like Scheherazade, has entertained the musicologist with sex and horror stories of World War II retributions.

The novel’s protagonist is a mass of contradictions: a philandering loner who can’t bear to be alone yet fears commitment; a social misanthrope entangled in other people’s lives; and a freelance intellectual who makes occasional forays into academia. Most of all and metaphorically, he is Bluebeard, opening “the seventh door of his castle” and facing the women from his past.

Bluebeard’s Seventh Door pokes fun at love, friendship and motherhood, at atrocities of history, success and failure. Author André Vecsei takes a probing look at our society and our souls, with a story that is rich in black humor and profoundly human.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Set in Canada and post-war Yugoslavia, Bluebeard’s Seventh Door begins with the celebrity funeral of Marie, the “Femme Fatale” of Westmount. The funeral is attended by a sensation-hungry crowd because the cause of death is suicide. Among the crowd is the novel’s main character, a womanizing musicologist. Conspicuously absent is Marie’s maid, Karin, an illegal immigrant who, like Scheherazade, has entertained the musicologist with sex and horror stories of World War II retributions.

The novel’s protagonist is a mass of contradictions: a philandering loner who can’t bear to be alone yet fears commitment; a social misanthrope entangled in other people’s lives; and a freelance intellectual who makes occasional forays into academia. Most of all and metaphorically, he is Bluebeard, opening “the seventh door of his castle” and facing the women from his past.

Bluebeard’s Seventh Door pokes fun at love, friendship and motherhood, at atrocities of history, success and failure. Author André Vecsei takes a probing look at our society and our souls, with a story that is rich in black humor and profoundly human.

More books from Entertainment

Cover of the book The Moustache Grower's Guide by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Alte - K.517 - A Score for Voice and Piano by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book Cinema in Central Asia by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book Mp3 Store and Cloud Player By Amazon: Store Your Music on the Cloud by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book Prelude and Fugue in E Minor by Felix Mendelssohn for Solo Piano (1841) Op.106 by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book Exiles (Mobi Classics) by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book Children’s Scavenger Hunt – Paris by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book The cinema of Álex de la Iglesia by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book Tien jaar vrijheid by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book Five Plays by Chekhov by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book Do You Know Who's Dead? by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book The Shewing-Up Of Blanco Posnet by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book A Short History of Opera by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book 100 Reasons to Love Audrey Hepburn by Andre Vecsei
Cover of the book How to Play Backgammon by Andre Vecsei
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy