Not to Disturb
Published on 10. May 2018
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-84697-435-9 (ISBN)
Description
Geneva. As a ferocious thunderstorm rages outside, behind the locked doors of the library the aristocratic Klopstocks are 'not to be disturbed'.
In the attic, Baron Klopstock's lunatic brother rants and raves. But in the staff quarters, all is under control. The butler and servants are making
their own preparations for the long night that follows . . .
This is one of the 22 novels written by Muriel Spark in her lifetime. All are being published by Polygon in hardback Centenary Editions between
November 2017 and September 2018.
In the attic, Baron Klopstock's lunatic brother rants and raves. But in the staff quarters, all is under control. The butler and servants are making
their own preparations for the long night that follows . . .
This is one of the 22 novels written by Muriel Spark in her lifetime. All are being published by Polygon in hardback Centenary Editions between
November 2017 and September 2018.
Reviews / Votes
'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 *More 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: 15 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84697-435-9 (9781846974359)
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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.
Professor Dan Gunn joined the American University of Paris in 1989 after completing his doctoral work at the University of Sussex and four years of teaching in Paris. He is the founder and director of the AUP's Center for Writers & Translators, and is Editor of the Cahiers Series. He writes, publishes and reviews fiction. He is also the Paris director of the correspondence of Samuel Beckett, an international project based in Emory University.
Professor Dan Gunn joined the American University of Paris in 1989 after completing his doctoral work at the University of Sussex and four years of teaching in Paris. He is the founder and director of the AUP's Center for Writers & Translators, and is Editor of the Cahiers Series. He writes, publishes and reviews fiction. He is also the Paris director of the correspondence of Samuel Beckett, an international project based in Emory University.