The Gates of Ivory by Dame Margaret Drabble
The Gates of Ivory is a vibrant, mesmerizing novel that juxtaposes the cynical, sophisticated realm of London against the dreaded world of the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot's Cambodia. In London, psychiatrist Liz Headleand receives an unexpected package, containing, among other things, a laundry bill from a hotel in Bangkok, old newspaper clippings, and two human finger bones. She recognizes the handwriting as that of Stephen Cox, who has been travelling in the Far East. With the help of her friends, Liz goes in search of the man who might once have been her lover, and gradually we learn of Stephen's difficult pilgrimage, from Thailand to Vietnam and, finally, Cambodia. Disturbing, wryly humorous, and deeply affecting, The Gates of Ivory brings two very different worlds into uneasy proximity, and the result is potent.Margaret Drabble is the author of several novels, including The Sea Lady, The Seven Sisters, The Peppered Moth, and The Needle's Eye. She is the editor of the fifth and sixth editions of The Oxford Companion to English Literature, and has published biographies of Arnold Bennett and Angus Wilson. She was awarded a Dame of the British Empire in 2008 for her contributions to current English writing.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140167191 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140167196 |
| Title | The Gates of Ivory |
| Author | Dame Margaret Drabble |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 1993-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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