SHORTLISTED FOR THE 1977 MAN BOOKER PRIZE A spare masterpiece of loneliness in retirement Telegraph In 1970s London, Edwin, Norman, Letty and Marcia work in the same office and suffer the same problem - loneliness. With delightful humour, Pym takes us through their day-to-day existence: their preoccupations, their irritations, their judgements; and, perhaps most keenly felt, their worries about having somehow missed out on life as post-war Britain shifted around them. Deliciously, blackly funny and full of obstinate optimism, Quartet in Autumn shows Barbara Pym's sensitive artistry at its most sparkling. A classic from one of Britain's most loved and highly acclaimed novelists, its world is both extraordinary and familiar, revealing the eccentricities of everyday life. PRAISE FOR BARBARA PYM Quartet in Autumn is immeasurably her finest work of fiction Evening Standard An alert miniaturist ... her novels have a distinctive flavour, as instantly recognisable as lapsang tea Daily Telegraph
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
ISBN-13
9781447289616
eBay Product ID (ePID)
223815696
Product Key Features
Book Title
Quartet in Autumn
Author
Barbara Pym
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Love, Books, Interior Design
Publication Year
2015
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
196mm
Item Width
130mm
Item Weight
182g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Barbara Pym
Series Title
Picador Classic
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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