Murther and Walking SpiritsAnthony Burgess listed Davies' The Rebel Angels among the 99 best novels of our time and declared that Davies himself is "without doubt Nobel Prize material". In this unusual novel, Davies' protagonist is murdered in the first sentence of the book, but he lingers as a ghost to view the exploits of his ancestors, from the American Revolution to the present. |
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Page 223
... hates being called Brocky. He hates Aunt Min and he hates Janie. He hates the illiteracy of "wants out." He does not hate his parents, because that would be wicked and, although he fancies himself to be an atheist, he cannot escape from ...
... hates being called Brocky. He hates Aunt Min and he hates Janie. He hates the illiteracy of "wants out." He does not hate his parents, because that would be wicked and, although he fancies himself to be an atheist, he cannot escape from ...
Page 234
... hate and suspicion? Hate is a poison, and once it gets thoroughly into your system there's nothing to be done but to hate till you're sick and exhausted. Hate is an addiction. Brocky's doing a course in psychology. Do you suppose they ...
... hate and suspicion? Hate is a poison, and once it gets thoroughly into your system there's nothing to be done but to hate till you're sick and exhausted. Hate is an addiction. Brocky's doing a course in psychology. Do you suppose they ...
Page 235
... hate Wales and the hold it has on him. Those women he meets. Gigglers. And he likes to giggle with them. Like that ... hate - hate! The poison of my life, and the worst is that I'm not stupid enough not to recognize it! There's no ...
... hate Wales and the hold it has on him. Those women he meets. Gigglers. And he likes to giggle with them. Like that ... hate - hate! The poison of my life, and the worst is that I'm not stupid enough not to recognize it! There's no ...
Contents
Roughly Translated 1 | 17 |
Cain Raised | 35 |
Of Water and the Holy Spirit | 93 |
Copyright | |
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