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Weymouth Sands (Harper Colophon Books, Cn 1164) (Paperback)

by John Cowper Powys (Author)
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  • Paperback: 567 pages
  • Publisher: Harpercollins; 1st Harper colophon ed edition (Sep 1984)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0060911646
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060911645
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,797,209 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of Powys's greatest novels, 9 Oct 1999
This review is from: Weymouth Sands (Hardcover)
John Cowper Powys is one of the most under-rated of twentieth century writers, and Weymouth Sands one of his greatest novels. While reflecting Powys's own unique character, the world described in the book is remarkably free from the modern banes of political correctness and the constrictions of a 'point of view'. As a result it offers a wonderfully wide and unjudgmental view of the characters and the locale, which combines with Powys's extraordinary rich literary expression to make this a truly great work. Buy this book!
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Prototype for a Masterpiece, 5 July 2002
By Edward Barry "Out of the ordinary comes..?" (Suffolk, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weymouth Sands (Paperback)
Powys'"A Glastonbury Romance" is, by a country mile, my favourite novel. In "Weymouth Sands" you see its genesis, the primeval identification of people with place,the glorious articulation of a pre-television consciousness - but with far less subtlety. Too often the characters are poorly fleshed out idealisations and their interactions merely philosophical dialogue. But Powys can write sex and anyone interested in the mysticism of eroticism should give this rightly reissued novel a go.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars intriguing and revealing, 24 July 2001
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This review is from: Weymouth Sands (Paperback)
I was attracted to this work by the claim that the author is the closest one can get to Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky in the English language and Henry Miller's praise that 'to encounter Powys is to arrive at the very fountain of creation'. None of this proved to be unfounded, the book grips you in a quiet way that you don't notice and you come to care for the characters and what their fates will be. Interspersed with the unfolding of their stories is prose so beautiful and insightful into people in general, our relationship with nature, with each other, and, most frighteningly, with ourselves. The author reveals all of this to us with clarity and beauty and makes Weymouth Sands an amazing experience to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the effort - a great experience!
I nearly didn't get beyond page one, but am very glad I did! JCP's style is densely woven and obviously "literary" at times (a fault today?! Read more
Published on 30 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful
Powys's most accessible and moving work. An excellent introduction to a truly great writer. Don't miss this one.
Published on 25 April 1999

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