First published in 1892 BrugesLaMorte is one of the acknowledgedmasterpieces of Symbolist literature. Hugues Viane a man mouring his deadwife walks the decaying... » 

First published in 1892 BrugesLaMorte is one of the acknowledgedmasterpieces of Symbolist literature. Hugues Viane a man mouring his deadwife walks the decaying streets of Bruges becoming obsessed with a dancer whohe believes is the double of his lost spouse. One of the greatest novels everwritten about grief loneliness and isolation. Nick Lezard the Guardian. «