false 1550880 0099268094 9780099268093 4 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185076832m/1550880.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1550880.Europa 41773 Tim Parks 774 132 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 23:48:29 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 23:53:55 -0800 2009 As Marlowe picks over the scabs of his failed relationship with a fellow language teacher, we are treated to a series of perceptive and witty remarks on everything from sex to philosophy to nationality to architecture to language. Wait, I'm making it sound awfully dry and pompous, aren't I? In fact the emotional charge is the book's main strength; the overwhelming sensations of regret and frustration with oneself and the way one behaves in relationships, the way we deceive ourselves about what we see in our partners.]]>