Novel on Yellow Paper, or Work It Out for Yourself (Virago Modern Classics)
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INTRODUCED BY RACHEL COOKE 'Virginia Woolf's roving consciousness lies behind the prose in Novel on Yellow Paper , but the tone owes more to Dorothy Parker . . . When first published in 1936, it overnight turned Smith into a celebrity . . . the subversiveness of this novel has never lost its appeal, its greatness lying in its exuberant celebration of the uncircumscribed spirit' - Frances Spalding, Independent Stevie's alter ego Pompey is young, in...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0860681467
ISBN13:9780860681465
Release Date:January 1991
Publisher:VIRAGO PRESS LTD
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.44 lbs.
Dimensions:7.8" x 0.6" x 6.5"
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Short on plot, but long on ideas
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Pompey Casmilus is a secretary living in London in the 1930's. In this book, she describes her thoughts about love, work, friendship and the Germans, amongst other things. If you're looking for a plot this isn't the book for you, but if you want emotional honesty and a startlingly original (and up to date) viewpoint, then go ahead and read it. Don't let the book's surreal style put you off - there's plenty of thought-provoking material in there.
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