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"Ivy Compton-Burnett is one of the most original, artful, and elegant writers of our century." &; Hilary Mantel
When Cassius Clare and his first wife divorced, he insisted upon retaining custody of their two sons; he then remarried and fathered three more children. Now the first Mrs. Clare has returned after nine years' absence, begging to be allowed to visit the children. Cassius takes a malicious pleasure in granting her request, certain that she and the second Mrs. Clare will provide him with an amusing sideshow. Instead, the two women strike up a warm friendship that leaves him out in the cold &; and contemplating an attention-getting suicide attempt.
Compton-Burnett was known as a writer's writer: Joyce Carol Oates called her work "Aeschylus and Sophocles funnily reinvented by Oscar Wilde"; John Waters described her books as "dark, hilarious, evil little novels"; and V. S. Pritchett, in 1955, noted she was "the most original novelist now writing in English." Discover for yourself why Compton-Burnett is treasured by such a wide range of authors.
"Precise, poised, studied, epigrammatic artistry." &; Kirkus
"Anyone who picks up a Compton-Burnett finds it very hard not to put it down." &; Ivy Compton-Burnett
"A rich story, told with far deeper insight and a bolder, more sure-footed appreciation of subtleties, than I think any of Compton-Burnet's contemporaries could achieve." &; The Spectator (U.K.)
When Cassius Clare and his first wife divorced, he insisted upon retaining custody of their two sons; he then remarried and fathered three more children. Now the first Mrs. Clare has returned after nine years' absence, begging to be allowed to visit the children. Cassius takes a malicious pleasure in granting her request, certain that she and the second Mrs. Clare will provide him with an amusing sideshow. Instead, the two women strike up a warm friendship that leaves him out in the cold &; and contemplating an attention-getting suicide attempt.
Compton-Burnett was known as a writer's writer: Joyce Carol Oates called her work "Aeschylus and Sophocles funnily reinvented by Oscar Wilde"; John Waters described her books as "dark, hilarious, evil little novels"; and V. S. Pritchett, in 1955, noted she was "the most original novelist now writing in English." Discover for yourself why Compton-Burnett is treasured by such a wide range of authors.
"Precise, poised, studied, epigrammatic artistry." &; Kirkus
"Anyone who picks up a Compton-Burnett finds it very hard not to put it down." &; Ivy Compton-Burnett
"A rich story, told with far deeper insight and a bolder, more sure-footed appreciation of subtleties, than I think any of Compton-Burnet's contemporaries could achieve." &; The Spectator (U.K.)
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Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884&;1969) received a degree in classics from the University of London's Holloway College. The author of more than 20 novels, she developed an innovative style in which her seemingly ordinary dialogue ultimately reveals insights into behavior and truths of human nature.
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- EditoreDover Pubns
- Data di pubblicazione2019
- ISBN 10 0486839117
- ISBN 13 9780486839110
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- LinguaInglese
- Numero di pagine182
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