Manservant and Maidservant (Twentieth Century Classics)

Ivy Compton-Burnett

ISBN 10: 0192813803 / ISBN 13: 9780192813800

Edité par Oxford University Press, 1984

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0192813803I4N00

Synopsis :

The tyrannical Horace Lamb abuses his household by his oppressive manipulations of his wife, cousin, children, and servants

Revue de presse: The realism of this novel [Manservant and Maidservant] like the realism of all Dame Ivy’s novels goes far beyond verisimilitude to some psychologically consistent truth that transcends words.
— Constance Lewis

A remarkable and unusual novelist, who has, in her own well-tilled field, no rival and no parallel.
— Times Literary Supplement

The thing is, Compton-Burnett is absolutely sui generis, although she’s often compared to Jane Austen. But as Francine Prose points out in the afterward to one of these new editions, she is Austen on bad drugs. Compton-Burnett herself was loftily dismissive of a comparison with Henry James. Her remorseless humor and savagery are a unique cocktail. There’s no middle ground with this novelist—you’re either bewildered by her or you become an addict. The technical term for the latter is an Ivyist. I do urge you to find out where you stand.
— Maria Aitken, Bomb

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Manservant and Maidservant (Twentieth ...
Éditeur : Oxford University Press
Date d'édition : 1984
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket