Вавилонская башня by A.S. Byatt

Set in mid-20th-century England, the novel traces the entwined lives of intellectuals, artists and their families as personal crises, shifting sexual politics and disputes over language and belief unravel established relationships; through sharply observed scenes and interlocking perspectives it probes how words, power and desire shape identity, creativity and the fragile boundaries between reason and madness.

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