Wolf Solent by John Cowper Powys

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Wolf Solent by John Cowper Powys

'A great literary masterpiece' A. N. Wilson
'A genius ... a fearless writer, who writes with reckless passion' Margaret Drabble

John Cowper Powys's epic Wolf Solent centres around the story of a young man returning to his roots in the West Country after ten years in London. Complex, romantic and humorous, it is peopled with memorable characters and filled with vivid, primitive descriptions of landscape. But beyond this powerful evocation of people and place, Wolf Solent is also a meditation on life and death, good and evil, body and soul, combining the earthy and everyday with the spiritual.

'Wolf Solent is a stupendous and rather glorious book … as beautiful and strange as an electric storm' V. S. Pritchett

The finest novel by an Englishman in the 20th century * Simon Heffer *
A powerful genius, whose novels stir us deeply * Annie Dillard *
John Cowper Powys (Author)
John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) was a novelist and poet. He lived a highly itinerant life, including some years as a successful lecturer criss-crossing the USA and Canada. His major novels include Wolf Solent, A Glastonbury Romance, Weymouth Sands and Maiden Castle.

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ISBN 13 9780241763018
ISBN 10 0241763010
Title Wolf Solent
Author John Cowper Powys
Series Penguin Modern Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2025-06-19
Number of pages 720
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.