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Not a very long novel and not a completely entertaining one either. Barbusse has constructed a hotel room where the unnamed protagonist discovers a hole which allows him to see into the next room undetected. Through this, he manages to view a wide range of events, overhear every single word of every conversation and thereby satisfy his every voyeuristic whim. It’s not entirely edifying.
I read somewhere that the idea is that the hole enables a view of the full range of life. There are illicit lov ...more
I read somewhere that the idea is that the hole enables a view of the full range of life. There are illicit lov ...more
May 21, 2011
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A series of people staying in a room are observed by a young man, interesting read which deals with love, life and death
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A really interesting read.
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