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\nFor January's mee ting\, we will be discussing The Pole by J.M. Coetzee. About the book:
\nExacting yet maddeningly unpredictable\, J. M. Coetzee&rsquo\;s The Pole tells the story of Wittold Walccyzkiecz\, a vigorous\, & ldquo\;extravagantly white-haired&rdquo\; Polish pianist who becomes infat uated with Beatriz\, a stylish patron of the arts\, after she helps organi ze his Barcelona concert. Although Beatriz\, a married woman\, is initiall y unimpressed by Wittold\, she soon finds herself pursued and ineluctably swept into the world of the journeyman performer. As he sends her letters\ , extends countless invitations to travel\, and even visits her husband&rs quo\;s summer home in Mallorca\, their unlikely relationship blossoms\, th ough\, it seems\, only on her terms.
\nThe power struggle between them intensifies ― Is it Beatriz who lim its their passion by controlling her emotions? Or is it Wittold\, trying t o force into life his dream of love? Evocative of Joyce&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;T he Dead\,&rdquo\; The Pole is a haunting work\, evoking the &ldqu o\;inexhaustible palette of sensations\, from blind love to compassion&rdq uo\; ( El Paí\;s ) typical of Coetzee&rsquo\;s finest novels.
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