The Manticore
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...
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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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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780143039136 (014303913X)
Publish date: February 28th 2006
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Literary Fiction,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Psychology,
Canada,
Canadian Literature
Series: Trilogie de Deptford (#2)
After the brilliance of Fifth Business, The Manticore was a bit of a struggle. Granted, I wasn't really expecting a Jason Bourne-style murder mystery, but I wasn't totally prepared for a month-long Jungian psychotherapy session in Switzerland either.Robertson Davies proves once again his masterful a...
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