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The Comforters ): Revived Modern Classic (New Directions Paperbook, No 796
 
 

The Comforters ): Revived Modern Classic (New Directions Paperbook, No 796 (Paperback)

by Spark (Author) "ON the first day of his holiday Laurence Manders woke to hear his grandmother's voice below ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 203 pages
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.; Reprinted Ed edition (20 Jan 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0811212858
  • ISBN-13: 978-0811212854
  • Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.4 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 916,313 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Vacationing at his grandmother's house, Laurence Manders becomes convinced she is the head of a gang of spies or criminals and is determined to discover all the details.

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3.0 out of 5 stars completely weird, 23 Jun 2009
By emma who reads a lot (London) - See all my reviews
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I have been reading my way through all of Muriel Spark, finding that there is enormous variation between the ones I like and the ones that make me raise an eyebrow and go, "errr...?"

This is one of the latter, a very strange book, which is reminiscent to me of one of the darkest Ealing comedies. A granny who smuggle diamonds in bread (yes, I did keep thinking of Alec Guiness in drag), an assortment of odd people, and most of all the weird Caroline Rose who keeps hearing voices which indicate she knows the novel is being written about her.

At this point, we are suddenly into fiercely post-modern, self-aware, Italo Calvino territory. You may really enjoy it, I found it off-puttingly strange. And I do enjoy a lot of post-modern fiction, but this is such a weird mix of that and a rather English comic novel. Anyway, she was clearly defiantly trying to do something new, from her very first publication, and that I really admire. Even when you are not enjoying her books, there is that strength and intelligence in them which you cannot help but revere.
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