Thursday, June 15, 2017

Cyrano de Begerac


By: Edmond Rostand
Translation: Lowell Bair
Genre: French Play/Classic Literature
Pages: 240
Published: 1897

Compare to:
The Princess Bride, William Goldman
Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare
The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas

In a nutshell:
Witty and brave Cyrano is in love with Roxane, but feels unworthy of her because of his “grotesque” nose. Roxane’s love for the dim witted Christian grows as Cyrano secretly tells Christian what to say.  


What you may enjoy:
This book is a unique classic! It contains humor, romance, history, and action. Cyrano is a timeless, endearing character. The story is fun and reads quick and light.

What you may NOT enjoy:
Written in play format, making it difficult for some readers to follow or imagine. Some of the characters that seem important at the beginning never appear again.

Warnings:
Violence and Disturbing Images:
Man slapped; man kicked in the groin; man falls dead; man shot and killed; men wounded and killed in battle; man hit over the head with a wooden plank

Sex and Nudity:
Man and woman kiss

Language and Profanity:

G*d (13 times)
@ss
D*mn

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