The Wrong People
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Worn but not faded - jacket still in good condition.
A dark and psychologically intense work of literary fiction, The Wrong People chronicles the story of Arnold Turner, a repressed English schoolmaster who travels to Tangier seeking to escape the rigid moral constraints of his life back home, only to find himself drawn into a shadowy underworld of exploitation and moral corruption. Robin Maugham constructs a deeply unsettling narrative that uncovers the dangerous intersection of desire, power, and self-deception, set against the morally ambiguous backdrop of 1960s North Africa. The novel presents its characters with unflinching honesty, illustrating how loneliness and suppression can drive individuals toward choices with devastating consequences. Written with the cool, precise tension that defined Maugham's best work, the story forces readers to confront uncomfortable truths about human vulnerability and the exploitation that preys upon it.
Author: Robin Maugham
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, Heinemann: London
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Worn but not faded - jacket still in good condition.
A dark and psychologically intense work of literary fiction, The Wrong People chronicles the story of Arnold Turner, a repressed English schoolmaster who travels to Tangier seeking to escape the rigid moral constraints of his life back home, only to find himself drawn into a shadowy underworld of exploitation and moral corruption. Robin Maugham constructs a deeply unsettling narrative that uncovers the dangerous intersection of desire, power, and self-deception, set against the morally ambiguous backdrop of 1960s North Africa. The novel presents its characters with unflinching honesty, illustrating how loneliness and suppression can drive individuals toward choices with devastating consequences. Written with the cool, precise tension that defined Maugham's best work, the story forces readers to confront uncomfortable truths about human vulnerability and the exploitation that preys upon it.