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'Two strangers meet in a restaurant in a piazza in the Italian city of Trieste. Stephen, an Australian engineer living in Paris, and Irena, an Italian translator, share a meal and exchange stories in an atmosphere of geniality and refinement.
'As the story gradually unfolds in conversation, the reader is treated to Brooks' effortless reflections on culture, language, history, art, love and desire, and all of the thoughts and sensations that strike an Australian in Europe. The play of culture, philosophy and food is reminiscent of John Lanchester's brilliant The Debt to Pleasure. The chapter titles, Antipasti, followed by Primi Piatti, and Insalata etc., add to the atmosphere of delightful indulgence.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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Epigraph:
Socrates : Dear Phaedrus! Where are you coming from, and where are you going?
Phaedrus: I'm coming from Lysias, son of Cephalus, and I am going to take a walk outside the wall.
Plato, Phaedrus
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Battered Zucchini Flowers : Julia Miller Reviews ‘The Conversation’ by David Brooks
2013
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review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , September - November no. 9 2013;
— Review of The Conversation 2012 single work novel -
[Review] The Conversation
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 73 no. 1 2013; (p. 242-246)
— Review of The Conversation 2012 single work novel -
WA Premier's Choice Award Finalist
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 16 July (p. 6) -
List Confirms Writing Vigour
2013
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— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 July 2013; (p. 6-7) -
[Review] The Conversation
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 29-30 December 2012; (p. 68)
— Review of The Conversation 2012 single work novel
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[Review] The Conversation
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August/September vol. 92 no. 1 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of The Conversation 2012 single work novel -
Life’s Questions Digested in a Chance Encounter of Minds
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 - 11 November 2012; (p. 24-25)
— Review of The Conversation 2012 single work novel -
Eat Me
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 346 2012; (p. 28)
— Review of The Conversation 2012 single work novel -
Well Read
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 October 2012; (p. 38)
— Review of Street to Street 2012 single work novella ; The Conversation 2012 single work novel -
Pass the Wine and Spill a Secret
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 December 2012; (p. 31) The Saturday Age , 15 December 2012; (p. 29)
— Review of The Conversation 2012 single work novel -
List Confirms Writing Vigour
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 July 2013; (p. 6-7) -
WA Premier's Choice Award Finalist
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 16 July (p. 6)
Awards
- 2012 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Fiction
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