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Youthful Cedric, bored and waiting for something to change his life in the direction of his fantasies and dreams, meets Mervyn and his unusual friend. He is caught up in plots and events that both excite him and alarm him. Harmless pranks become serious crimes and while Cedric battles his conscience he yet yearns to punish some of those around him. This wondrous New Zealand tale delights with the richness of its language and the storytelling skill of the writer, offering a potent mix of psychological insight, tension and comic twist.
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Predicament
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Penguin Books (1985), Auckland, 1985
ISBN 10: 0140088415
ISBN 13: 9780140088410
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Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Softcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. No signatures. Moderate creasing to wrappers. Some browning to pages.; Softcover reprint edition. 248 pages. Page dimensions: 180 x 109mm. With a preface by Maurice Shadbolt. The third novel of a writer who has been termed a "literary enigma" by Gordon McLauchlan and a "boozy literary genius" by Iain Sharp. Morrieson's works are now critically studied as representatives of the genre of New Zealand gothic. "His magic is that of the first storytellers, and our delight is that of the first listeners to their wondrous tales." - Maurice Shadbolt.; 12mo. Seller Inventory # 12068
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