Caracole

In a world where country gentry reside in decadent mansions and intellectuals indulge in passionate affairs, one young man's journey unfolds

"A seduction through language, a masque without masks, Caracole brings back to startling life a dormant strain in serious American writing: the idea of the romantic."—Cynthia Ozick

In French caracole means "prancing"; in English, "caper." Both words perfectly describe this high-spirited erotic adventure. In Caracole, White invents an entire world where c...