Fowlers End (Paperback)

"One of the great comic novels of the century." - Anthony Burgess
" A]n exuberant romp with a parcel of grotesques in a truly horrible nor'-nor'-easterly suburb of London . . . great fun." - "Manchester Guardian"
"Rabelaisian, vigorous, readable, inventive and bizarre." - Simon Raven
"The very best of his works." - Harlan Ellison
In the worst, poorest, most benighted corner of London is Fowlers End, one of the most godforsaken spots on the face of the earth. It is here that young Daniel Laverock, starving and nearly penniless at the height of the Great Depression, takes the only job he can find: manager of the Pantheon Theater, a rundown old silent cinema owned by Sam Yudenow. Yudenow, an incorrigible swindler and one of the great comic grotesques in English literature, at first seems merely an amusing old fool, but Laverock soon discovers he is actually a despicable rogue. And when one of Yudenow's schemes finally goes too far, Laverock and his co-worker Copper Baldwin decide to teach him a lesson with a grand scheme of their own, with hilarious and unpredictable results.
First published in 1957, "Fowlers End" is thought by many to be the masterpiece of Gerald Kersh (1911-1968). A comic romp with echoes of Dickens, Rabelais, and "The Beggar's Opera," Kersh's novel remains one of the funniest English novels of the 20th century and one of the best works of fiction ever written about London. This edition features an introduction by award-winning novelist and longtime Kersh admirer Michael Moorcock.

General

Imprint:	Valancourt Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	20th Century
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	July 2013
Authors:	Gerald Kersh
Introduction by:	Michael Moorcock
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-939140-48-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction Promotions
LSN:	1-939140-48-X
Barcode:	9781939140487

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