The Acrobats

The AcrobatsBy: Mordecai Richler Series: Penguin Modern Classics (Canada) Living in a rat infested hotel in Francos post war Spain, Andr Bennett, a Canadian painter, loves Toni, his girl friend, who wants him to return home. Roger Kraus, a Nazi on the run, shadows the young artist day and night. They meet on a bridge during the last night of the fiesta, and as the sky is shredded by exploding fireworks, the story draws to its violent climax. Originally published

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