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Five Novels: "Valmouth", "Artificial Princess", "Flower Beneath the Foot", "Prancing Nigger" and "Concerning the Eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli" (Paperback)
by Ronald Firbank (Author)

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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Ltd; Reprint edition (1 Feb 1981)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0811207994
ISBN-13: 978-0811207997
Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm

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Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 173,294 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Tells the humorous and exotic stories of eccentric queens, princesses, and prelates, and a West Indian family seeking to make its way in society.

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I love Firbank because he's not p.c., 17 Jun 1999

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And he writes well. It's true the books are somewhat obscure, but so what? Firbank doesn't take anything seriously. Everything is a fantasy. You float through a world of handsome choirboys, old ladies talking scandal, schoolgirls preening for marriage. Corruption is everywhere, and no one points a finger. I think his best novel is his last, "Concerning some eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli." His earlier works ramble a little. "Cardinal Pirelli" is set in Spain and is sort of a satire of the Catholic Church. If you take certain things seriously, Firbank is not for you.