Troubled Pleasures: The Fiction of J.G. FarrellFour Courts Press, 1997 - 173 halaman Troubled Pleasures is a critical re-examination of the fiction of J.G. Farrell, whose work has suffered a generation of literary eclipse. It argues powerfully for his status as a significant twentieth-century novelist. |
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... hands clutched to his mouth in the tyranny of despair at some missed chance ... ( 105 ) When Harris tears up these photos they disintegrate into fragmented images of a hand clutching a ball , a pair of boots in the air , dismembered ...
... hands clutched to his mouth in the tyranny of despair at some missed chance ... ( 105 ) When Harris tears up these photos they disintegrate into fragmented images of a hand clutching a ball , a pair of boots in the air , dismembered ...
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... hand in hand with a beautiful , laughing girl whose white skirt swung like a lantern as she stepped down towards a waterfall ' ( 54 ) . Soon afterwards when the main feature comes on he appears to merge with the hero of the western they ...
... hand in hand with a beautiful , laughing girl whose white skirt swung like a lantern as she stepped down towards a waterfall ' ( 54 ) . Soon afterwards when the main feature comes on he appears to merge with the hero of the western they ...
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... hand that was scat- tering dark drops on the grey stones . Starlight , drooping his head in a bored fashion , had apparently abandoned the idea of trampling him to death . ' I tripped , ' Boris said awkwardly . ' Silly . No , it's ...
... hand that was scat- tering dark drops on the grey stones . Starlight , drooping his head in a bored fashion , had apparently abandoned the idea of trampling him to death . ' I tripped , ' Boris said awkwardly . ' Silly . No , it's ...
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PREFACE | 9 |
J G Farrell in Context 5 122 104 | 26 |
A Man from Elsewhere and The Lung | 37 |
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