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Titus Groan has fled the rambling, ruined, and ruinous castle of Gormenghast, desperate for a view of the world beyond. But he wasn’t prepared for this. Satellites, death rays, sinister policemen, and underworld outcasts live in a nightmarish contemporary city that feels like something from the imagination of Wells, Burroughs, or Philip K. Dick. Threatened and lost, he begins to miss the home he left; but surely he won’t be tempted back, right? Titus Alone is a completely unexpected development. Its bizarre and absurd satirical vision places the dangers of progressive modernity against the deadening force of tradition.
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Summary
Summary
Titus Groan has fled the rambling, ruined, and ruinous castle of Gormenghast, desperate for a view of the world beyond. But he wasn’t prepared for this. Satellites, death rays, sinister policemen, and underworld outcasts live in a nightmarish contemporary city that feels like something from the imagination of Wells, Burroughs, or Philip K. Dick. Threatened and lost, he begins to miss the home he left; but surely he won’t be tempted back, right?
Titus Alone is a completely unexpected development. Its bizarre and absurd satirical vision places the dangers of progressive modernity against the deadening force of tradition.
Author
Author Bio: Mervyn Peake
Mervyn Laurence Peake (1911–1968) is an author best known for his Gormenghast fantasy fiction trilogy. He also published illustrated verse and short stories for children, plays, short stories, and novels. He was awarded the W. H. Heinemann Foundation Prize by the Royal Society of Literature in 1950. He was born and raised in China until the age of eleven. He went on to study at the Royal Academy School in London, where he developed as an artist, designer, and writer. He worked as an artist on the island of Sark for several years and then returned to London to hold several exhibitions of his artwork.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Digital Download, Digital Rental |
| Runtime: | 5.05 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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