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Love in a Bottle
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Luis
May 30, 2012 rated it really liked it
Like all collections of short-stories, Love in a bottle is a mixed bag of themes with the quality ranging from good to superb.
The Duke and The tyrant represent the more darker and intricate sides to Szerb's work while stories like the eponymous 'love in a bottle' and 'a dog called Madelon' are laugh out loud funny.
The White Magus, is a very Szerbian blend of mythology with a modern humanist touch.('The White Magus', incidentally, contains possibly the most lyrically beautiful line ever committe
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