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A paperback edition of a novel first published by Flamingo in 1978, which tells of a man who grows up humiliated by his fiercely puritanical mother and overshadowed by the successes of his older brother, and follows his decline into a state of paranoia and madness. By the author of THE GEORGETOWN trilogy.
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The ironic parallels between Heath's psychotic main character and the more normal world he inhabits constitute the theme of his book. Repressed and wretched, Galton Flood grew up in contemporary Guyana. Although antisocial and unable to hold a decent job, he eventually marries. Intensely jealous, he murders his wife, but though he confesses the murder to his father-in-law and his own family, he is never brought to justice. The rest of his life is spent as a street derelict supported by his brother. A prize-winner in England when it was published there in 1978, the book presents a vivid picture of Guyanese society as seen through Flood's eyes. It should appeal to an audience relishing a classic tale of abnormal psychology.
- Patricia C. Heaney, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, N.Y.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Publishers Weekly
Set in the author's native Guyana, this is an impressive study of a man's descent into paranoia and madness.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherPersea Books Inc
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0850312825
- ISBN 13 9780850312829
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
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The Murderer
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Allison & Busby, London, 1979
ISBN 10: 0850312825
ISBN 13: 9780850312829
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. "Reprint". Used - NF. Cover has light surface scratches/rubs. Otherwise all is clean and tight. A lovely copy. 7.75" tall, 190 pages. Seller Inventory # 9953177
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The Murderer
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 42463064-75
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The Murderer
Seller: Shore Books, London, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 190 pages. (SL#101/2). Seller Inventory # SB12123
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The Murderer
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Persea, New York, 1978
ISBN 10: 0850312825
ISBN 13: 9780850312829
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First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a slight crease on the front flap. Guyana-born author's Guardian Fiction Prize winner. Author's other novels were nominated for both Booker and Whitebread Prizes. Salman Rushdie, Buchi Emecheta, and Oscar Hijuelos blurbs. Seller Inventory # 2735
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