by L. P. Hartley · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140282665
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L. P. Hartley's novel 'The Go-Between', set in the summer of 1900, tells the story of Leo, a young man who visits Brandham Hall and becomes a messenger between a young woman and her lover. Years later, Leo remembers the devastating events that destroyed his beliefs and hopes. The novel explores themes of nostalgia, the reawakening of lost memories, and the sexual awareness of an adolescent, offering a clear picture of the society and customs of the time.
Leslie Poles Hartley was an English novelist and short story writer. Although his first fiction was published in 1924, his best-known works are the Eustace and Hilda trilogy (1944–1947) and The Go-Between (1953). The latter was made into a film in 1971, as was his 1957 novel The Hireling in 1973.
