Titus Groan

Peake, Mervyn

ISBN 10: 0879514256 / ISBN 13: 9780879514259

Published by Overlook Books, Woodstock, 1991

About this Item

Lightly tanned copy that remains internally clean with a solid, crease-free copy. BP/Fiction.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1761766195305

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Titus Groan
• Publisher: Overlook Books, Woodstock
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879514256
• ISBN 13: 9780879514259
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction

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Synopsis

The first volume of the GORMENGHAST trilogy of fantasy novels. Titus Groan is born the heir to Gormenghast castle, and finds himself in a world predetermined by complex rituals that have been made obscure by the passage of time. Along the corridors of the castle, the child encounters some of the dark characters who will shape his life.

About the Author

Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) was a playwright, painter, poet, illustrator, short story writer, and designer of theatrical costumes, as well as a novelist. Among his many books are the celebrated Gormenghast novels, Titus Groan, Gormenghast, and Titus Alone, and the posthumously published Titus Awakes, the lost book of Gormenghast finished by Peake's wife Maeve Gilmore after his death. The Gormenghast novels, as well as Peake's other writings Mr. Pye and Peake's Progress, are all available from The Overlook Press.