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After the great success of The Twelve Chairs and The Golden Calf, Ilyich and Petrov traveled the United States during the Great Depression and translated their observations into the novel One-Story America, continuing to write in a satirical style.
The historical novel depicts the struggle for power and the intrigues of the Venetian court, where the noble Teodora confronts dark forces, greed, and political manipulation.
Two tales of Istrian life: "Jelka's Basil" tells a story of tragic love and fidelity, while "Across the Sea" depicts the arduous fate of Istrian emigrants in search of a better life.
The fourth part of the monumental cycle explores the hidden world of homosexuality in society, the transience of love, jealousy and social hypocrisy through the characters of Baron de Charlus and Marcel.
The novel portrays the destructive power of false morality through the character of a mother whose apparent goodness stifles her son's freedom. Bromfield masterfully analyzes the hypocrisy of early 20th-century American society.