One Moonlit Night (Penguin Modern Classics) (English and Welsh Edition)
by Caradog Prichard | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0141180617 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0141180617 Global Overview for this book
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One of many books kindly given to me by a friend who was having a clear out.
Set in a Welsh slate-quarrying village during WW1, against a background of appalling deprivation, Caradog Prichard's autobiographical masterpiece centres on a young boy and his relationship with his widowed and isolated mother. As the boy's fragile world disintegrates, his natural exuberance gives way to feelings of loss and dispossession, with devastating results. With its dark undercurrent of madness, sexual perversion and violence, alternating with deep humour, and continual undermining of our sense of time, ONE MOONLIT NIGHT can be read on several levels.
Set in a Welsh slate-quarrying village during WW1, against a background of appalling deprivation, Caradog Prichard's autobiographical masterpiece centres on a young boy and his relationship with his widowed and isolated mother. As the boy's fragile world disintegrates, his natural exuberance gives way to feelings of loss and dispossession, with devastating results. With its dark undercurrent of madness, sexual perversion and violence, alternating with deep humour, and continual undermining of our sense of time, ONE MOONLIT NIGHT can be read on several levels.
Released 11 yrs ago (7/13/2012 UTC) at Ruislip, Greater London United Kingdom
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Sent to wandering_star via Bookmooch. Enjoy!
Journal Entry 3 by wanderingstar8 at -- Somewhere in London 🤷‍♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Received from Bookmooch. Thank you! Look forward to reading this.
