A young English student, Paul, is sent to a Swiss sanatorium just
after the end of the second world war. At a time when effective
medication for tuberculosis was unknown, Paul undergoes an
unimaginable regime of regimented medical intervention, both
physical and mental. His fellow patients fare no better. Yet, as
the poet Edwin Muir wrote in his original review in the Observer:
'The Rack does not deal obviously with disease and suffering; it
describes, sometimes very amusingly, the life of the sanatorium:
the sardonic professional kindness of the doctors, liable suddenly
to break under pressure, the badness of the food, the endless
pre-occupation of the patients with their symptoms, and the sexual
promiscuity...Behind the book one has the impression of an unusual
and powerful mind.' Graham Greene considered it a masterpiece; the
Times Literary Supplement believed 'the book exercises a complete
fascination...a deeply impressive performance' , and Time and Tide
hailed The Rack as '...terrific. To read it is itself an
experience.' Long out of print, the original Heinemann and Penguin
editions cut out some 60,000 words of the author's original
text.This Zephyr Edition will restore the complete text to provide
today's reader with a chance to discover the definitive edition of
one of the great English novels of the last century.
General
Imprint: |
Ashgrove Publishing Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2016 |
Authors: |
A.E. Ellis
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Dimensions: |
205 x 130 x 39mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
388 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-85398-160-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
1-85398-160-5 |
Barcode: |
9781853981609 |
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