| A Winnowing Contributor(s): Benson, Robert Hugh (Author), Greaney, Michael D. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1602100055 ISBN-13: 9781602100053 Publisher: Once and Future Books OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Religious - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.64 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mixing such seemingly incongruous elements as social satire, near-slapstick, and obsession with death, "A Winnowing," first published in 1910, is the first of Robert Hugh Benson's "mainstream novels." An undeservedly overlooked work today, the novel flays Edwardian society in terms that bring to mind the comedy of P. G. Wodehouse, and the black humor of Evelyn Waugh. The influence of "A Winnowing" is evident in Evelyn Waugh's take on the funeral industry in Southern California ("The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy"). This edition features a foreword by Benson scholar Michael D. Greaney. |