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The Revenge for Love (Penguin Modern Classics)
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Product Description
Published in the shadow of the Spanish Civil War, The Revenge for Love is a political thriller attacking the fraudulence and feeble-mindedness of life in the Britain of the 1930s. A brilliant satire on a world that has lost its sense of self and been seduced by the appeal of Communism, it is one of a handful of books (it could be compared to OrwellÂ’s Coming Up for Air or KoestlerÂ’s Darkness at Noon) which defined a particular mood and to todayÂ’s audience gives an unparalleled sense of how Europe turned toxic on the eve of the Second World War. A major statement by a great artist and writer The Revenge for Love now deserves a new generation of readers and is the perfect introduction to LewisÂ’s work.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #264074 in Books
- Published on: 2004-03-04
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 400 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Wyndham Lewis was born in 1882 and died in 1957. Before the First World War he was at the heart of the British avant-garde and creator of Vorticism and Blast. He fought in the artillery during the war, a time recalled in his memoir Blasting and Bombadiering. His major novels include Tarr, The Apes of God, Rotting Hill, The Revenge for Love, The Childermass and Self-Condemned. His paintings and drawings are held in many collections around the world, most notably Tate Britain.
Customer Reviews
Sex and Politics
A sardonic look at upper class lefties in the 30s. Brutal prose. Lewis understands the darkness of the human heart as well as, say, Green or Waugh, he writes as well, but here he is, neglected as ever, even on Amazon (where people would review an elephant's fart) without a review - at least til I have stepped in. If you are considering a Lewis book, this (along with Tarr and Snooty Baronet) is one of his most readable.
Very modern style - doesn't date at all. Lewis's art is good too. He is misanthropic, I'll concede. If you are looking for a writer full of the milk of human kindness, then, Wyndham is not for you. On the other hand if you think might enjoy the company of a prose master, with a healthy contempt for the apes of god Lewis is your man.
