The Ballad of Peckham Rye
Published on 16. November 2017
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-84697-428-1 (ISBN)
Description
A bewitching comic masterpiece, The Ballad of Peckham Rye relates the tale of one Dougal Douglas, who is taken on by a small textile firm to 'bring vision into the lives of the workers'. A devilishly charismatic force of nature who likes nothing better than to stir things up, he takes great delight in wreaking havoc with the locals. Nervous breakdowns, sexual misdemeanours, a heart attack and murder ensue . . . This is Spark at her most ingenious.
The publishers acknowledge investment from Creative Scotland towards the publication of this book.
Supported by the Muriel Spark Society.
The publishers acknowledge investment from Creative Scotland towards the publication of this book.
Supported by the Muriel Spark Society.
Reviews / Votes
'The novel is wickedly funny, if cruel. I prefer it to Spark's The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie' * Daily Mail, Best Books Ever, 2020 * 'As I entered my teens, I developed a taste for more arch, snappy writing and discovered the joys of Muriel Spark. Wisdom and wit - ideal for an impressionable youth finding his way in the world' -- Julian Clary * Daily Mail * 'All of Muriel Spark's novels operate like small bombs, but this is her wittiest, most off-beat, and utterly startling' -- Frances Wilson, Award-winning biographer and literary criticMore details
Series
Edition
Centenary Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Birlinn General
Dimensions
Height: 205 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
301 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84697-428-1 (9781846974281)
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Persons
Muriel Spark was born in Edinburgh in 1918. A poet, essayist, biographer and novelist, she won much international praise, including being twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The Times placed her eighth in its list of the Fifty Greatest British Writers Since 1945. She died in Tuscany in 2006.
Ronald Frame was born in Glasgow in 1953, and educated there and at Oxford. He is the author of many works of fiction, including the Booker-longlisted The Lantern Bearers, and is an award-winning television and radio scriptwriter.
Ronald Frame was born in Glasgow in 1953, and educated there and at Oxford. He is the author of many works of fiction, including the Booker-longlisted The Lantern Bearers, and is an award-winning television and radio scriptwriter.