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<p><P>When Alex Massolini's brother is killed in Vietnam, he drops out of Columbia University and leaves his conservative family behind for Capri to become secretary to Rupert Grant, a famous British novelist and poet who dominates the island like a latter &#151; day Prospero. Alex soon finds himself ensnared in a web of love affairs, friendships, and rivalries within the eccentric community that inhabits the idyllic beauty of the isolated Italian island. <P><i>The Apprentice Lover</i> traces a young American's enchantment and disenchantment &#151; with his American past, his new European mentor, and the various inhabitants on an island famous for its characters.</p><h3>Book Magazine</h3><p>Parini turns in a high-art dazzler with his latest novel. Cameo appearances by W.H. Auden, Graham Greene and longtime friend Gore Vidal enliven this tale about the tangled bonds that form between mentor and student, guru and disciple. The guru here is convincingly imagined world-renowned writer Rupert Grant, an exiled Scotsman ensconced in gorgeous Capri. To the fabled isle comes aspiring author Alex Massolini, freshly grieving for a brother killed in Vietnam. An extended take on the role of art

Author

Jay Parini

Publisher

HarperCollins e-books

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780061738029

Subjects

Literary Collections, Travel, Fiction

Rating

3.19 / 5 (66 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14