Pilcrow
eBook - ePub

Pilcrow

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eBook - ePub

Pilcrow

About this book

'Gripping.' New Statesman
'Compulsive.' Observer
'Strange and exhilarating.' Sunday Times
'A joy to read.' Sunday Telegraph

'Constantly surprising.' London Review of Books


'One of the most original comic creations in recent fiction.' Guardian

Time passed slowly in the 1950s, especially if you'd been put to bed and told not to move (until further notice). But John Cromer, the central character of this extraordinary novel, is much closer to being an explorer than a victim. He's the weakest hero in fiction - unless he's one of the strongest.

The first instalment of the semi-infinite Pilcrow sequence, this novel of capacious wit and style marks the opening chapter of the most memorable and enjoyable experiment in modern fiction.

'Pilcrow is a humdinger, a startling work that stands out against the monotonous field of contemporary British fiction as a genuine, almost miraculous oddity.' Metro

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Information

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year
2011
eBook ISBN
9780571284016
Edition
0
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Table of Contents
  5. I’m not sure that I can claim to have taken my place in the human alphabet
  6. Chapter One: The Taste of Dirt
  7. Chapter Two: Butter Melon Cauliflower
  8. Interlude: Great Western
  9. Chapter Three: Permission to Die
  10. Chapter Four: No Such Word as Can’t
  11. About the Author
  12. Copyright

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