Doctor Fischer Of Geneva Or The Bomb Party
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A darkly satirical novella by one of the twentieth century's most celebrated literary voices, Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party chronicles the story of Alfred Jones, a mild-mannered Englishman who becomes entangled with the world of Doctor Fischer — a fabulously wealthy Swiss toothpaste magnate consumed by a profound contempt for humanity. Through a series of grotesque dinner parties, Fischer humiliates his sycophantic guests, whom he calls Toads, forcing them to endure elaborate degradations in exchange for lavish gifts, using their greed as proof of mankind's moral bankruptcy. Greene constructs this chilling fable with his signature blend of wit and moral gravity, drawing the reader into a meditation on avarice, grief, and the nature of evil. The narrative gains its emotional core through Jones's love for Fischer's daughter, Anna-Luise, whose presence offers a fragile counterpoint to her father's nihilistic cruelty. Culminating in a final, deadly party that gives the novel its name, the story stands as one of Greene's most concentrated and unsettling arguments about the corrupting power of wealth and the darkness lurking within the human soul.
Author: Graham Greene
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, The Bodley Head
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A darkly satirical novella by one of the twentieth century's most celebrated literary voices, Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party chronicles the story of Alfred Jones, a mild-mannered Englishman who becomes entangled with the world of Doctor Fischer — a fabulously wealthy Swiss toothpaste magnate consumed by a profound contempt for humanity. Through a series of grotesque dinner parties, Fischer humiliates his sycophantic guests, whom he calls Toads, forcing them to endure elaborate degradations in exchange for lavish gifts, using their greed as proof of mankind's moral bankruptcy. Greene constructs this chilling fable with his signature blend of wit and moral gravity, drawing the reader into a meditation on avarice, grief, and the nature of evil. The narrative gains its emotional core through Jones's love for Fischer's daughter, Anna-Luise, whose presence offers a fragile counterpoint to her father's nihilistic cruelty. Culminating in a final, deadly party that gives the novel its name, the story stands as one of Greene's most concentrated and unsettling arguments about the corrupting power of wealth and the darkness lurking within the human soul.