The Dwarf by P Lagerkvist

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The Dwarf by P Lagerkvist

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The Dwarf by P Lagerkvist

"I have noticed that sometimes I frighten people; what they really fear is themselves. They think it is I who scare them, but it is the dwarf within them, the ape-faced manlike being who sticks up his head from the depths of their souls."

Pär Lagerkvist's richly philosophical novel The Dwarf is an exploration of individual and social identity. The novel, set in a time when Italian towns feuded over the outcome of the last feud, centers on a social outcast, the court dwarf PIccoline. From his special vantage point Piccoline comments on the court's prurience and on political intrigue as the town is gripped by a siege. Gradually, Piccoline is drawn deeper and deeper into the conflict, and he inspires fear and hate around him as he grows to represent the fascination of the masses with violence.

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The Dwarf was initially published in 1945 and has long been regarded as a classic of modern literature. Lagerkvist died in 1974 in Sweden.

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ISBN 13 9780374521356
ISBN 10 0374521352
Title The Dwarf
Author P Lagerkvist
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
Year published 1958-01-01
Number of pages 228
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.