6 novels about grand passions

6 novels about grand passions

5. ‘Brazil,’ by John Updike

Boy and girl are divided by race, but united by sensual love, in Updike’s revision of Tristan and Isolde. Borrowing from Latin America’s rich tradition of magic realism, and the specificities of Brazil’s exotic landscape, Updike crafts a captivating story. 

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