House Mother Normal: A Geriatric Comedy - Couverture souple

Johnson, B S

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1447200381 ISBN 13 : 9781447200383

Editeur : Picador, 2013

Synopsis

With an introduction by poet Andrew Motion.

Eight residents in a home for the elderly sit down to dinner, along with the House Mother herself, and each takes it in turn to relay the proceedings of the evening from their own, individual perspective. By virtue of the novel’s clever structure, the reader’s comprehension of events is limited so as to allow them a powerful experience: Johnson’s humorous yet deeply compassionate depiction of what it means to live life and grow old.

In his heyday, during the 1960s and early 1970s, B. S. Johnson was one of the best-known novelists in Britain. A passionate advocate for the avant-garde, he became famous for his forthright views on the future of the novel and for his unique ways of putting them into practice. House Mother Normal: A Geriatric Comedy is Johnson’s most richly characterized, humane and sympathetic work.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

B S Johnson (1933–1973), an admirer of Joyce and Beckett, was a novelist whose works combine verbal inventiveness with typographical innovations. His works include Albert Angelo, Trawl, The Unfortunates, House Mother Normal and Christie Malry’s Own Double-Entry.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Picador
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1447200381
• ISBN 13: 9781447200383
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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