| The Dark Philosophers Contributor(s): Thomas, Gwyn (Author), Morgan, Elaine (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1902638824 ISBN-13: 9781902638829 Publisher: Parthian OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Incest, murder, delusion and a devastating, tragic humor mark these three astonishing novellas that Gwyn Thomas wrote in 1946. In Oscar, ' the narrator of death and exploitation fails to fend off the evil that envelops him. In 'Simeon, ' the abuse of sexual and family power ends with violent death, and in 'The Dark Philosophers, ' the grimly humorous philosophers gather in an Italian cafe to tell the tragic tale of comeuppance and manslaughter that they engineer. These three novellas were originally written in 1946. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Library of Wales |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.56" W x 8.46" (0.78 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Incest, murder, delusion and a devastating, tragic humour mark these three novellas. They are 'Oscar', 'Simeon', and 'The Dark Philosophers', in which the grimly humorous philosophers gather in an Italian cafe in the Terraces to tell the tragic tale of comeuppance and manslaughter that they engineer." |