The Comforters

Muriel Spark \(Deceased\)

Published by New Directions Publishing, London, 2014

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London: New Directions Publishing, 2014 UsedWELL READ USED PAPERBACK EDITION CREASES TO SPINE AND COVER & MARKS ON FRONT The Comforters is the first novel by Scottish author Muriel Spark She drew on experiences as a recent convert to Catholicism and having suffered hallucinations due to using Dexedrine, an amphetamine then available over the counter for dieting Although completed in late 1955, the book was not published until 1957 A mutual friend, novelist Alan Barnsley, had sent the proofs to Evelyn Waugh At the time Waugh was writing The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, which dealt with his own drug-induced hallucinations. Seller Inventory # Product_3757

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Title: The Comforters

Publisher: New Directions Publishing, London

Publication Date: 2014

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Used