The Absolutist

by John Boyne

Book Overview

"A novel of immeasurable sadness, in a league with Graham Greene's The End of the Affair. John Boyne is very, very good at portraying the destructive power of a painfully kept secret." --John Irving, National Book Award-winning author of The Cider House Rules

A masterfully told tale of passion, jealousy, heroism, and betrayal set in the gruesome trenches of World War I.

It is September 1919: twenty-one-year-old Tristan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590515528
• ISBN13: 9781590515525
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Other Press (NY)
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Profound and Heartbreaking

I can't really remember how I came across this book. Maybe it was in a Reddit thread. But I thought, "Oh man, a gay war book? Count me in!!!" My heart was unprepared. This book will rip your heart out, beat it with an axe, and then leave with no apologies. I want to read it again and again. It's short. John Boyne doesn't use unnecessary words. Every word is chosen, and every single unimportant word was removed. It's written with such painstaking care.