Black Narcissus
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A (paperback). Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A masterwork of psychological fiction, Black Narcissus chronicles the harrowing experience of a group of Anglican nuns who attempt to establish a school and hospital in a remote palace high in the Himalayas. Rumer Godden constructs a story of mounting tension as the extreme altitude, alien culture, and breathtaking landscape begin to unravel the sisters' sense of purpose, identity, and sanity. The novel presents a profound examination of faith, repression, and the unstoppable power of human desire as the boundaries between devotion and obsession dissolve. Written with lyrical precision and an almost suffocating sense of atmosphere, it stands as one of the twentieth century's most compelling studies of spirituality under siege.
Author: Rumer Godden
Format: Paperback
Published: 1979, Penguin
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A (paperback). Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A masterwork of psychological fiction, Black Narcissus chronicles the harrowing experience of a group of Anglican nuns who attempt to establish a school and hospital in a remote palace high in the Himalayas. Rumer Godden constructs a story of mounting tension as the extreme altitude, alien culture, and breathtaking landscape begin to unravel the sisters' sense of purpose, identity, and sanity. The novel presents a profound examination of faith, repression, and the unstoppable power of human desire as the boundaries between devotion and obsession dissolve. Written with lyrical precision and an almost suffocating sense of atmosphere, it stands as one of the twentieth century's most compelling studies of spirituality under siege.