About the book
1996 Ontario Trillium Literary Award — Shortlisted
1996 Discover These Great New Writers, Barnes and Noble Award — Shortlisted
What begins as a young woman’s infatuation soon escalates into a piercing study in power, obsession, and the disparity between art and reality.
In this elegant novel of passion and art, award-winning Ann Ireland extends the boundaries of the traditional love story. The Instructor probes the nature of power shifts between man and woman, teacher and student. It is a story of needs that become twisted into obsession.
Simone Paris is nineteen when she leaves a small town bound for Mexico with her art instructor, Otto Guest. Their affair is loaded with desire, not only physical but intellectual. Theirs is a mutual addiction made up of philosophy and shared aesthetic interest, entwined with sexual fascination. Six years after their relationship crumbles, Otto returns to Simone. His reappearance triggers vivid memories which she expresses in a voice matured by experience and regret.
Editions of The Instructor
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781459710306
- EBook
- ISBN 9781459710320
- PDF
- ISBN 9781459710313
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1996 Ontario Trillium Literary Award — Shortlisted
1996 Discover These Great New Writers, Barnes and Noble Award — Shortlisted
What begins as a young woman’s infatuation soon escalates into a piercing study in power, obsession, and the disparity between art and reality.
In this elegant novel of passion and art, award-winning Ann Ireland extends the boundaries of the traditional love story. The Instructor probes the nature of power shifts between man and woman, teacher and student. It is a story of needs that become twisted into obsession.
Simone Paris is nineteen when she leaves a small town bound for Mexico with her art instructor, Otto Guest. Their affair is loaded with desire, not only physical but intellectual. Theirs is a mutual addiction made up of philosophy and shared aesthetic interest, entwined with sexual fascination. Six years after their relationship crumbles, Otto returns to Simone. His reappearance triggers vivid memories which she expresses in a voice matured by experience and regret.
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What is The Instructor about?
1996 Ontario Trillium Literary Award — Shortlisted
1996 Discover These Great New Writers, Barnes and Noble Award — Shortlisted
What begins as a young woman’s infatuation soon escalates into a piercing study in power, obsession, and the disparity between art and reality.
In this elegant novel of passion and art, award-winning Ann Ireland extends the boundaries of the traditional love story. The Instructor probes the nature of power shifts between man and woman, teacher and student. It is a story of needs that become twisted into obsession.
Simone Paris is nineteen when she leaves a small town bound for Mexico with her art instructor, Otto Guest. Their affair is loaded with desire, not only physical but intellectual. Theirs is a mutual addiction made up of philosophy and shared aesthetic interest, entwined with sexual fascination. Six years after their relationship crumbles, Otto returns to Simone. His reappearance triggers vivid memories which she expresses in a voice matured by experience and regret.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Instructor?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of The Instructor?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781459710306
How long is The Instructor and how many pages does it have?
The Instructor has 224 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Instructor?
Ann Ireland
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Instructor is available as paperback(ISBN 9781459710306) and ebook(ISBN 9781459710320) and pdf(ISBN 9781459710313)
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