Mr Fortune's Maggot by Sylvia Townsend Warner (English) Paperback Book

Description: Mr Fortune's Maggot by Sylvia Townsend Warner One of Sylvia Townsend Warners best-loved novels- a droll and deeply affecting story of love and disillusionment on an remote tropical islandAfter three years on the remote tropical island of Fanua, Timothy Fortune, a missionary from London, has made little headway. The islanders show very little interest in Christianity and he has only a single convert- a boy, Lueli. As Mr Fortunes affections for both Lueli and his new island home deepen, he begins to question all his old certainties - until one day he is put to a terrible test.A wry exploration of faith, colonialism and the demands of love, Mr Fortunes Maggot is as quietly subversive as it is delightful. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893-1978) grew up in rural Devonshire before moving to London and writing her debut novel, Lolly Willowes (1926). With her partner Valentine Ackland, she was active in the Communist Party and served in the Red Cross during the Spanish Civil War. Her novels include Mr Fortunes Maggot, The True Heart, Summer Will Show, After the Death of Don Juan, The Corner That Held Them and The Flint Anchor. Review Original, elegant and hypnotically strange -- Miranda Seymour * The New York Times *At long last I pulled down from its place on the shelves Sylvia Townsend Warners plump little novel impishly titled Mr. Fortunes Maggot and was once again amazed by what a witty, poetic, clairvoyant writer this English woman was -- John UpdikeMr. Fortunes Maggot is satire at its best. There are passages here - particularly those delightfully malicious ones, of which there are many - that still cause the reader to laugh out loud. There is so much truth here -- Anthony SlideSylvia Townsend Warner pursues the psychology of the story with beautiful accuracy -- John CareyHer writing is full of melodic skills... Her sentences move like talk between intimates. Perhaps that is why this quizzical tale is so intensely moving -- Gillian Beer * New Statesman * Review Text Original, elegant and hypnotically strange Review Quote Original, elegant and hypnotically strange Promotional "Headline" One of Sylvia Townsend Warners best-loved novels- a droll and deeply affecting story of love and disillusionment on an remote tropical island Details ISBN0241476097 Author Sylvia Townsend Warner Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Series Penguin Modern Classics ISBN-10 0241476097 ISBN-13 9780241476093 Year 2021 Language English Format Paperback DEWEY 823.912 Publication Date 2021-02-25 Pages 160 UK Release Date 2021-02-25 Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translator Mike Taormina Birth 1939 Death 1925 Affiliation State Council of China Position Vice President Qualifications PsyD Alternative 9780141994819 Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-05-31 AU Release Date 2021-05-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132156433;

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