Elizabet Finch

Intelektual′na, nezalezhna zhinka — os′ chto stav novoyu heroyineyu romanu Dzhuliana Barnza. Do Elizabet Finch nichto ne stavyvsya neytral′no: yiyi abo obozhnyuvaly, abo demonizuvaly, abo druzhyly iz neyu vse zhyttya, abo obmovlyaly pozaochi. Barnz stvoryv ne biohrafiyeyu odniyeyi lyudyny, a radshe narys z intelektual′noyi istoriyi, de poruch z YUlianom Vidstupnykom diyut′ Anatol′ Frans, Konstantinos Kavafis i navit′ Adol′f Hitler. TS′oho razu brytans′kyy prozayik stavyt′ drazhlyve pytannya: a scho yakby YEvropa ne stala chrystyyans′koyu, obravshy natomist′ antychne bahatobozhzhya? CHy buly b my schaslyvishi? CHy vdalosya b unyknuty boday chastyny pomylok v istoriyi? Vidpovidi znaye Elizabet Finch.