![]() ![]() There was a Satterwhite Hall there,' and Lancelot winced a little, sighed… 'Oh,' he said to the filmmaker, who was looking at him strangely. Following the death of their father, Lotto and his little sister Rachel are raised by their mother, Antoinette, and by their paternal aunt, Sallie. Lotto and Mathilde first meet in college. "A very young African-American filmmaker…said 'Satterwhite? I just graduated from Vassar. Fates and Furies is a literary fiction novel by Lauren Groff which follows the marriage, love, and trials of Lotto and Mathilde Satterwhite. Chronologically, the plot is very complex, though there is a central focus on Lotto and Mathilde. Fates and Furies spans a long period of time. ![]() There, Lotto engages in a twisted collaboration with Leo Sen, a composer who tantalizes him, promising to write the music for Lotto's opera, then disappearing into the void of his studio for days.Īlso at the colony, Lotto encounters his demon legacy. Specifically, discuss Mathilde’s life in France, Lotto’s childhood in Florida, and how these geographical differences affect their union in New York. A trust-fund baby estranged from his wealthy, manipulative mother, Lotto takes the story to some interesting places, chief among them a thinly disguised version of the renowned New Hampshire artists' colony MacDowell. We see him age, while never quite maturing, from the 22-year-old college golden boy who captures the magnificent Mathilde, to struggling actor, to successful, self-aggrandizing playwright. ![]() The first half of the novel, "Fates," is told from Lotto's perspective. ![]()
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