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The Go-Away Bird and Other Stories by Muriel Spark - Macmillan 1962


Title: The Go-Away Bird and Other Stories
Author: Muriel Spark
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: 1964
Format: Paperback
Condition: This book is in good condition for its age. The dust jacket is worn and clipped, the pages are yellowing with age spots and markings on the text block.

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Reader's note

With a striking cover, this vintage 1962 Macmillan edition of The Go-Away Bird and Other Stories will add a real pop of colour to your library! The eleven stories in this collection demonstrate the strength and quality of Spark’s work. Rejection is the theme of the title story. Daphne, a South African orphan, comes to Europe which for years has been the glowing subject of her dream: but reality shatters her illusions and she returns to the cape to fulfil her role in a horrific drama. At the climax of a story which often cloaks despair in irony and humour she exclaims: ‘God help me. Life is unbearable. Several of these stories take place in South Africa and some employ supernatural devices. ‘The Black Madonna’, on the other hand, is a searing exposure of high-minded insincerity on the question of race and colour. Discover something new today and expand your literary horizons with this brilliant old book.