The Manticore Paperback - 2006
by Robertson Davies; Foreword by Kelly Link; Introduction by Michael Dirda
Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as 'a modern classic,' Robertson Davies's acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. The Manticore the second book in the series after FifthBusiness follows David Staunton, a man pleased with his success but haunted by his relationship with his larger-than-life father. As he seeks help through therapy, he encounters a wonderful cast of characters who help connect him to his past and the death of his father.
'Robertson Davies is one of the great modern novelists.'
Malcolm Bradbury, The Sunday Times (London)
'Robertson Davies is a novelist whose books are thick and rich with humor, character and incident. They are plotted with skill and much flamboyance.' The Observer (London)
Summary
Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as "a modern classic," Robertson Davies’s acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. The Manticore—the second book in the series after Fifth Business—follows David Staunton, a man pleased with his success but haunted by his relationship with his larger-than-life father. As he seeks help through therapy, he encounters a wonderful cast of characters who help connect him to his past and the death of his father.
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- Title The Manticore
- Author Robertson Davies; Foreword by Kelly Link; Introduction by Michael Dirda
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York
- Date 2006-02-28
- ISBN 9780143039136 / 014303913X
- Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.01 x 0.65 in (19.71 x 12.73 x 1.65 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, Jungian psychology
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005053904
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
"Robertson Davies is a novelist whose books are thick and rich with humor, character and incident. They are plotted with skill and much flamboyance." —The Observer (London)
Citations
- Library Journal, 03/15/2006, Page 111
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