The Pardoner's Tale
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A work of literary fiction rooted in the tradition of the English novel, The Pardoner's Tale by John Wain chronicles the story of Giles Hermitage, a middle-aged man who retreats to the English countryside seeking solitude, only to find his carefully constructed isolation disrupted by the arrival of unexpected visitors. Wain presents a quietly suspenseful narrative that uncovers the tensions between privacy and obligation, self-preservation and moral responsibility. With a tone that is reflective yet sharply observant, the novel illustrates how the intrusion of others forces its protagonist to confront uncomfortable truths about his own character and choices. Drawing on the allegorical resonance of its Chaucerian title, the story argues that no man is truly free from the claims of the world around him, weaving together themes of guilt, complicity, and the cost of detachment with understated but powerful effect.
Author: John Wain
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, The Viking Press
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A work of literary fiction rooted in the tradition of the English novel, The Pardoner's Tale by John Wain chronicles the story of Giles Hermitage, a middle-aged man who retreats to the English countryside seeking solitude, only to find his carefully constructed isolation disrupted by the arrival of unexpected visitors. Wain presents a quietly suspenseful narrative that uncovers the tensions between privacy and obligation, self-preservation and moral responsibility. With a tone that is reflective yet sharply observant, the novel illustrates how the intrusion of others forces its protagonist to confront uncomfortable truths about his own character and choices. Drawing on the allegorical resonance of its Chaucerian title, the story argues that no man is truly free from the claims of the world around him, weaving together themes of guilt, complicity, and the cost of detachment with understated but powerful effect.