The Grotesque - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140239294 ISBN 13 : 9780140239294

Editeur : Penguin, 1996

Synopsis

A disturbing gothic tale set in a Berkshire manor house in 1949. Sir Hugo Coal, amateur palaeontologist and sexual fantasist, recounts the fall of the House of Crook. He is also convinced that Fledge his new butler will steal his title and his wife. But can Sir Hugo himself be trusted?

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Patrick McGrath is the author of several modern gothic novels, including Asylum and Spider, and two collections of stories. He lives in New York, where he is on the writing faculties of the New School and Princeton University.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This exuberantly spooky novel, in which horror, repressed eroticism, and sulfurous social comedy intertwine like the vines in an overgrown English garden, is now a major motion picture, starring Alan Bates, Sting, and Theresa Russell.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140239294
• ISBN 13: 9780140239294
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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