May 23, 2005
Fanfan
Alexandre Jardin. St. Martin's Press.
A very amusing story which pokes fun at erotic literature and love stories a la "Romeo and Juliet. "
A young man finds himself vacillating wildly between his steady, down-to-earth fiancee, and the luscious Fanfan whom he has just met and mentally declared to be his one true love.
Instead of trying to get together with Fanfan, though, he wants to make their courtship last a lifetime and indefinitely postpone the first kiss, believing that once a relationship is established, it will inevitably grow stale.
Jardin makes use of multiple layers of fantasy on various characters' parts to expand the ever-growing absurdity of the plot.
The story has a happy ending when Alexandre's grandfather-figure tells him: "grow up."
Alexandre Jardin. St. Martin's Press.
A very amusing story which pokes fun at erotic literature and love stories a la "Romeo and Juliet. "
A young man finds himself vacillating wildly between his steady, down-to-earth fiancee, and the luscious Fanfan whom he has just met and mentally declared to be his one true love.
Instead of trying to get together with Fanfan, though, he wants to make their courtship last a lifetime and indefinitely postpone the first kiss, believing that once a relationship is established, it will inevitably grow stale.
Jardin makes use of multiple layers of fantasy on various characters' parts to expand the ever-growing absurdity of the plot.
The story has a happy ending when Alexandre's grandfather-figure tells him: "grow up."
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