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The Cunning Man
Robertson Davies
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Description for The Cunning Man
Paperback. When Father Hobbes mysteriously dies at the high altar on Good Friday, Dr Jonathan Hullah - whose holistic ideas have earned him the soubriquet 'cunning man' - wants to know why. But it is only through looking back at his own long life that answers are forthcoming. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
When Father Hobbes mysteriously dies at the high altar on Good Friday, Dr Jonathan Hullah - whose holistic ideas have earned him the soubriquet 'cunning man' - wants to know why. But it is only through looking back at his own long life that answers are forthcoming. He recalls the dazzling intellectual high jinks of his circle of friends, from the High Church homosexual Darcy Dwyer (an expert on the theory of sin) to the curious occurrence of the Coburg Social Parlour's Seventh Annual Bad Breath Contest. Compelling and hilarious, The Cunning Man is a profound exploration of what it ... Read more
When Father Hobbes mysteriously dies at the high altar on Good Friday, Dr Jonathan Hullah - whose holistic ideas have earned him the soubriquet 'cunning man' - wants to know why. But it is only through looking back at his own long life that answers are forthcoming. He recalls the dazzling intellectual high jinks of his circle of friends, from the High Church homosexual Darcy Dwyer (an expert on the theory of sin) to the curious occurrence of the Coburg Social Parlour's Seventh Annual Bad Breath Contest. Compelling and hilarious, The Cunning Man is a profound exploration of what it ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
343g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241952641
SKU
V9780241952641
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About Robertson Davies
Robertson Davies was born in Thamesville, Ontario, in 1913. A novelist, playwright, literary critic and essayist, he received numerous awards for his work. It is as a writer of fiction that Robertson Davies achieved international recognition, with such books as The Salterton Trilogy (Tempest-Tost, Leaven of Malice and A Mixture of Frailties); The Deptford ... Read more
Reviews for The Cunning Man
Irresistible, unflaggingly vital. A wholehearted and sharp-minded celebration of the Great Theatre of Life
Sunday Times
A novel brimming with themes of music, poetry, beauty, philosophy, death and the deep recesses of the mind
Observer
An amazing coup. Davies has written a brilliant, never less than engaging work of fiction which is also a philosophical meditation ... Read more
Sunday Times
A novel brimming with themes of music, poetry, beauty, philosophy, death and the deep recesses of the mind
Observer
An amazing coup. Davies has written a brilliant, never less than engaging work of fiction which is also a philosophical meditation ... Read more