The dwarf
"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…
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- Full title :The dwarf / by Pär Lagerkvist ; translated by Alexandra Dick.
Summary
"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." --Publisher.
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- Publication Date:1994, ©1937.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Hill and Wang
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1994, ©1937.
Notes
Translation of Dvärgen.
The Physical Object
- Description:228 pages ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0374521352, 9780374521356
- oclc:ocm32358379
- LC Classification:PT9875.L2
- Dewey Decimal:839.77
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