
The Man Who Loved Children
Christina Stead(Author)
Apollo Library (Publisher)
Published on 7. April 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-1-78497-148-9 (ISBN)
Description
All the June Saturday afternoon Sam Pollit's children were on the lookout for him as they skated round the dirt sidewalks and seamed old asphalt of R Street and Reservoir Road...
Sam and Henny Pollit have too many children, too little money and too much loathing for each other. As Sam uses the children's adoration to feed his own voracious ego, Henny becomes a geyser of rage against her improvident husband. And, caught in the midst of it all, is Louisa, Sam's watchful eleven-year-old daughter.
Sam and Henny Pollit have too many children, too little money and too much loathing for each other. As Sam uses the children's adoration to feed his own voracious ego, Henny becomes a geyser of rage against her improvident husband. And, caught in the midst of it all, is Louisa, Sam's watchful eleven-year-old daughter.
Reviews / Votes
This crazy, gorgeous family novel is one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth century. I carry it in my head the way I carry childhood memories; the scenes are of such precise horror and comedy that I feel I didn't read the book so much as live it -- Jonathan Franzen The most fabulous book that hardly anyone I know has read * Guardian * Offers a singular and uncompromising vision of a family in freewill and is a world of serious moral intent * BookWitty *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78497-148-9 (9781784971489)
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Christina Stead
The Man Who Loved Children
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Persons
Christina Stead (1902-1983) was born in Sydney but lived for most of her life outside Australia. THE MAN WHO LOVED CHILDREN has been hailed as a masterpiece by Randall Jarrell, Jonathan Franzen, Jane Smiley and many other writers.