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Symposium

Muriel Spark, Ian Rankin

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Seemingly banal dinner-party chat reveals strange tales of the guests' dodgy pasts and unreliable futures. Symposium is Muriel Spark at her wicked best.

'The greatest Scottish novelist of modern times . . . She was peerless, sparkling, inventive and intelligent - the creme de la creme.' Ian RankinOne October evening five London couples gather for a dinner party, enjoying 'the pheasant (flambe in cognac as it is)' and waiting for the imminent arrival of the late-coming guest Hilda Damien, who has been unavoidably detained due to the fact that she is being murdered at this very moment.With an introduction by Ian Rankin.Symposium is Muriel Spark - one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century and author of classics including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - at her wicked best. 'A rich, heady, disturbing brew.' Lorna Sage'Extremely clever and highly entertaining.' Penelope Lively'Stiletto-sharp fiction.' Alan Taylor, Scotland on Sunday

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
160
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN:
9781844082476
Published Date:
7/9/2006
Dimensions:
196mm x 126mm x 12mm
Weight:
140g
Category:
Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

RRP: £9.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781844082476


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