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The heroine of this story (described only as "I") is compelled to visit a mysterious uncle who turns out to be a black magician who lords over a kind of Prospero's Island that exists out of time and space. Startled by his bizarre behavior and odd nocturnal movements, she eventually learns that he is searching for the philosopher's stone. When his sinister attentions fall upon the priceless jewel heirloom in her possession, bewilderment turns into stark terror and she realizes she must find a way off the island. An esoteric dreamworld fantasy composed of uncorrelated scenes and imagery mostly derived from medieval occult sources, Goose of Hermogenes might be described as a gothic novel, an occult picaresque, or a surrealist fantasy. However one wants to approach this obscure tale, it remains today as vividly unforgettable and disturbing as when it was first published by Peter Owen in 1961.
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Ithell Colquhoun was a painter and writer who, along with Eileen Agar and Leonora Carrington, was one of the best-known English women surrealists. A friend of André Breton, she was also associated with Aleister Crowley. Her writing has been compared to that of William Blake and Walter de la Mare—the latter being a fan of her work.
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"Lurks somewhere between the territory of Beardsley and Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast . . . shudderingly enjoyable." —Guardian
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- PublisherPeter Owen Publishers
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0720611776
- ISBN 13 9780720611779
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages160
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Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Éditions Peter Owen - London 2003 - Broché, comme neuf, 130x200, 154 gr, 115 pages, Anglais, ISBN : 0720611776 - The heroine of this story is complelled to visit a mysterious uncle who turns out to be a black magician who lords over a kind of prospero's Island that exists out of time and space. Starlted by this bizarre behaviour and odd nocturnal movements, she eventually learns that he is scarching for the philosopher's stone. However one wants to approach this obscur tale, it remains today as vividly unforgetable and disturbing as when it was first published by peter owen in 1961. L'héroïne de cette histoire est obligée de rendre visite à un oncle mystérieux qui s'avère être un magicien noir qui règne sur une sorte d'île de prospérité qui existe hors du temps et de l'espace. Surpris par ce comportement bizarre et ces étranges mouvements nocturnes, elle finit par apprendre qu'il cherche la pierre philosophale. Quelle que soit la façon dont on veut aborder cette histoire obscure, elle reste aujourd'hui aussi inoubliable et troublante que lorsqu'elle a été publiée pour la première fois par Peter Owen en 1961. ​ Seller Inventory # 5613
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