The Vatican Cellars
André Gide author Julian Evans translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Gallic Books
Published:11th Aug '14
Should be back in stock very soon
Set in the 1890s, Andre Gide's famous satire centres around a group of ingenious fraudsters ('The Millipede') who convince their wealthy victims that the pontiff has been imprisoned in the Vatican cellars, and a false Pope has been enthroned in his place. Posing as clergy, they con money by promising to obtain the true Pope's release and restoration. The book features one of Gide's most memorable creations: the amoral Lafcadio, who in pushing a man from a moving train commits the ultimate motiveless crime. Unavailable in the UK for 25 years, this scandalous, funny and highly original novel has been re-translated to mark the centenary of its publication. Supported by English PEN.
'An expertly constructed network of coincidence and error, shot through with a level of dramatic irony not present in the work for which Gide is most renowned' The Irish Times 'Gide's subtle, snarky humor had me very entertained, even though many of the characters do completely depraved things. I understand why Gide was such a controversial author in his time' A Bookish Type 'Quite brilliantly blackly comic' Winston's Dad's blog 'The Vatican Cellars is an entertaining, easy read and can be intellectually stimulating if you are interested to analyse it further' Word by Word
- Winner of ENGLISH PEN AWARD 2013
- Winner of NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 1947
ISBN: 9781908313690
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336 pages