The Slow Waltz of Turtles by Katherine Pancol (Book Analysis)
The Slow Waltz of Turtles by Katherine Pancol (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Slow Waltz of Turtles by Katherine Pancol. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including writing, family relationships and the various forms that love can take. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 60-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of Katherine Pancol
- Presentation of The Slow Waltz of Turtles
- Summary of The Slow Waltz of Turtles
- Character study
- Joséphine
- Hortense
- Zoé
- Iris
- Philippe
- Alexandre
- Henriette
- Marcel
- Junior
- Shirley
- Gary
- Luca and Vittorio
- Gaétan
- Hervé Lefloc-Pignel
- Hervé Van den Brock
- Analysis of The Slow Waltz of Turtles
- A chorus of voices
- A modern-day fairy tale?
- The influence of the Middle Ages
- The relationships at the heart of the novel
- The reasons for the novel’s success
About The Slow Waltz of Turtles
The Slow Waltz of Turtles is the sequel to Katherine Pancol’s bestselling 2006 novel The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles, and follows many of the same characters as they grapple with relationships, family trouble and their ambitions. Following the surprise success of her first novel, Joséphine has decided to throw herself into her academic work, while her self-centered sister Iris’s attempts to manipulate the people around her come back to bite her, with tragic consequences.
About Katherine Pancol
Katherine Pancol is a Moroccan-born French novelist. She began her career as a French and Latin teacher and a journalist, before writing novels on the advice of a publisher. Her background in journalism has greatly influenced her novels, which are typically meticulously researched and draw on numerous primary and secondary sources. She has written over 15 novels to date, two of which have been translated into English (The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles, 2006 and its sequel The Slow Waltz of Turtles, 2008).
Product details
ISBN | 9782808009744 |
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Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
Collection | Brightsummaries.com |
Format | |
Pages | 60 |
File size | 2.3 MB |