| The Dear Deceit Contributor(s): Brooke-Rose, Christine (Author), Darlington, Joseph Andrew (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 9810793839 ISBN-13: 9789810793838 Publisher: Verbivoraciouspress OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.89 lbs) 308 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The third in Brooke-Rose's sequence of early realist novels, The Dear Deceit, first published in 1960, chronicles in reverse the misadventures of Alfred Northbrook Hayley, a scheming opportunist whose canards and manipulations are met with fatigue and irritation among his family, and whose romantic, financial, and religious struggles form in part a striking autobiographical portrait of Brooke-Rose's own father, Alfred Rose. By moving in reverse order from adulthood to childhood, the novel is structured as a form of genealogical investigation, subverting the conventional bildungsroman by presenting a sequence of sometimes disconnected episodes rather than a coherent lifestory. This first paperback edition contains an illuminating introduction by Joseph Andrew Darlington, who traces via archival material the parallels with Brooke-Rose's own family history, and her careful splicing of fiction and fact. The Dear Deceit is perhaps her most sombre work, if still sharp with satirical observation and witty, cutting dialogue. |