Murther & Walking Spirits by Robertson Davies

Murther & Walking Spirits by Robertson Davies

'I was never so amazed in my life as when the Sniffer drew his concealed weapon from its case and struck me to the ground, stone dead.' So begins the story of Connor 'Gil' Gilmartin when he catches his wife in flagrante with the Sniffer, his former colleague and now his murderer.

Will be recognized with the very best works of this century * New York Times Books Review *
Vintage Davies, employing a subtle feeling for family relationships and a genuine understanding of money and power while indulging in effortless intellectual acrobatics * Sunday Telegraph *
Davies' devotees will recognize at once the master's sharp ear for proverbial wisdoms, his relish for fantastical and dark linguistic corners, his magpie accumulations of odd bits of lore and historical tidbits * Observer *
An extraordinary tapestry of a book - richly layered, embroidered with detail and stitched together with skill and style * Time Out *

Robertson Davies was born in Thamesville, Ontario, in 1913. A novelist, playwright, literary critic and essayist, he received numerous awards for his work. It is as a writer of fiction that Robertson Davies achieved international recognition, with such books as The Salterton Trilogy (Tempest-Tost, Leaven of Malice and A Mixture of Frailties); The Deptford Trilogy (Fifth Business, The Manticore and World of Wonders); The Cornish Trilogy (The Rebel Angels, What's Bred in the Bone, shortlisted for the 1986 Booker Prize, and The Lyre of Orpheus); Murther & Walking Spirits, and The Cunning Man. Robertson Davies died in 1995.

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ISBN 13	9780241952665
ISBN 10	0241952662
Title	Murther & Walking Spirits
Author	Robertson Davies
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2011-07-28
Number of pages	368
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