Lena (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mavis de Trafford Young
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The late 1970's or early 1980's
- Setting: Paris
- Principal Characters: Edouard B., Magdalena (“Lena”)
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: 1970’s, Husbands, Wives, France or French people, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Marriage, Paris, 1980’s, Adultery, Loyalty, Ethics, Catholics or Catholic Church, Western Europe or western Europeans, Morality or morals, Hospitals
- Locales: Paris, France
The Story
The story begins in a hospital at the northern edge of Paris, which has made a bed available to Magdalena. To everyone's surprise, this frail, elderly woman not only has remained alive but also has remained spirited enough to ply her troublesome roommate with tranquilizers and even to hit her with a pillow. Although Magdalena has visits from an assortment of upper-class Hungarian women, it is Edouard who comes dutifully to the hospital, bringing along magazines to amuse her, allowing her to tease him, and reminiscing with her about the past.
Though Magdalena...
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