# The Pole and Other Stories

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- Book: [The Pole and Other Stories](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-m-coetzee/the-pole-and-other-stories) ([The Pole and Other Stories.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-m-coetzee/the-pole-and-other-stories.md))
- Authors: [J. M. Coetzee](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-m-coetzee)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-15-2992-063-5
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2024-10-17
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

After his piano recital in Barcelona, Witold Walczykiewicz – white-haired virtuoso, controversial interpreter of Chopin – becomes infatuated with Beatriz, his designated companion at dinner. Beatriz, a stylish patron of the arts, is at first unmoved. But as the stranger’s letters, music, and poetry flood into her home, a dream of love begins that surprises them both.