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The Pigeon (Bloomsbury Classic) (Hardcover)

by Patrick Suskind (Author), John E. Wood (Translator)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; New edition edition (20 Oct 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747522561
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747522560
  • Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 11.4 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 913,783 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The story of a day in the meticulously ordered life of Jonathan Noel. Set in Paris, it reveals the tensions that can push such a person to the brink of insanity. Patrick Suskind has also written "Perfume", "The Story of Mr Sommer" and a play, "The Double Bass".

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4.0 out of 5 stars "How long did a pigeon live?", 14 Jun 2005
By Sebastian Fernandez (Tampa, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Pigeon (International Writers) (Paperback)
After a rocky childhood as a result of World War II, Jonathan Noel had a good two decades of plain existence. He has been renting a room for that time and even though he does not even have a private bathroom he has decided to buy it. He works as doorman at a bank and day after day he follows the exact same schedule. But now that he is in his fifties, things are about to change.

One Friday morning in the month of August 1984, while he was on his way to the bathroom, Jonathan sees a pigeon outside the door of his room and goes into panic. He is afraid that pigeons will overtake the apartment and he does not dare kill it. The pigeon causes a revolution in the main character's life that is baffling, but the metaphor is hard to miss. Jonathan embarks in a series of crazy plans to evade the object that causes his strain, going as far as moving into a hotel, even though he cannot afford it.

Once more Suskind shows his ability for delving into the psyche of his characters and providing his readers with awesome insight. When we add to this author's writing ability to the mix, the result is more than satisfactory. This book in particular reminded me of the works of my favorite writer, Dostoevsky, since the Russian's main characters often enter a vicious circle in which they thinking something bad will happen and this becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, which can only be prevented through great determination and effort. For those that have not read Suskind before, this is a good a place to start as any, and of course, make sure to not disregard his masterpiece "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer". Those that do know him already understand what I am talking about!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A journey into the paranoia of a lonely man, 12 Jul 2002
This review is from: The Pigeon (International Writers) (Paperback)
Having read Perfume some years back I was intrigued by Pigeon would it be as memorable ? Having devoured it in one sitting I can say his work is just as visually intense as Perfume and from an emotional viewpoint you wonder about the earlier parts of our security guard's life as the story although good could have been longer... or is that just greedy?
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Such elegant writing, 18 May 1999
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I fell across this book by accident but am I glad i did, it is such a moving account of a short period in one man's life, a man who doesn't have much at all, but proves to hold your interest intensely. Read it and feel like your there.
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