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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Girls of Slender Means, The Driver's Seat, The Only Problem : Introduction by Frank Kermode

Muriel Spark, Frank Kermode

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Miniature masterpieces packed with wit and charm.

These four novels by Muriel Spark with their brilliantly etched characters and themes of good and evil, salvation, and significance make for delightful reads filled with wit and humor. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a must-read for those interested in a catastrophic tale of the impact of a teacher on her pupils. The Girls of Slender Means is perfect for those looking for a beautifully drawn portrait of women in post-war London. The Driver's Seat is a haunting descent into madness, while The Only Problem explores suffering and contemporary terrorism through witty storytelling.

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by Muriel Spark, Frank Kermode
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ISBN: 9781400042067
Authors: Muriel Spark, Frank Kermode
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Date of Publication: 2004-04-06
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.8
(rated by 1672 readers)

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The brevity of Muriel Spark’s novels is equaled only by their brilliance. These four novels, each a miniature masterpiece, illustrate her development over four decades. Despite the seriousness of their themes, all four are fantastic comedies of manners, bristling with wit.Spark’s most celebrated novel, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, tells the story of a charismatic schoolteacher’s catastrophic effect on her pupils. The Girls of Slender Means is a beautifully drawn portrait of young women living in a hostel in London in the giddy postwar days of 1945. The Driver’s Seat follows the final haunted hours of a woman descending into madness. And The Only Problem is a witty fable about suffering that brings the Book of Job to bear on contemporary terrorism.All four novels give evidence of one of the most original and unmistakable voices in contemporary fiction. Characters are vividly etched in a few words; earth-shaking events are lightly touched on. Yet underneath the glittering surface there is an obsessive probing of metaphysical questions: the meaning of good and evil, the need for salvation, the search for significance.
 

Miniature masterpieces packed with wit and charm.

These four novels by Muriel Spark with their brilliantly etched characters and themes of good and evil, salvation, and significance make for delightful reads filled with wit and humor. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a must-read for those interested in a catastrophic tale of the impact of a teacher on her pupils. The Girls of Slender Means is perfect for those looking for a beautifully drawn portrait of women in post-war London. The Driver's Seat is a haunting descent into madness, while The Only Problem explores suffering and contemporary terrorism through witty storytelling.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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