I am not a great fan of farce but Frayn is a master of the genre. Once you accept the initial preposterous mistaken identity - in these days of Google more than unlikely - there is a delightful dig at the lecture circuit that academics (and others) so love. The gullibility of the audience as they listen to nonsense is amusing and the book is full of twists and turns. Ideal light-hearted holiday reading perhaps but I'm still not a total convert.
(Christine Miller - bwl 65 Summer 2012 ) |
