Look Down In Mercy
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Text - some foxing on prelims and book block; internally sound.
A haunting and psychologically intense work of literary fiction, Look Down in Mercy chronicles the moral disintegration of a British Army officer during the brutal Burma campaign of World War II. Walter Baxter's novel unflinchingly details the forbidden love affair that develops between Captain Tony Kent and his batman, a relationship that intensifies under the crushing weight of war, fear, and survival. The narrative presents a searing portrait of guilt, cowardice, and self-reckoning, as Kent's inner collapse mirrors the chaos and violence surrounding him in the jungle. Baxter writes with unflinching honesty and a somber, confessional tone that was considered deeply controversial upon the novel's publication in 1951, making it a landmark of mid-century British fiction. Look Down in Mercy stands as a courageous and deeply human examination of how extreme circumstances strip away the masks men wear, leaving only raw conscience behind.
Author: Walter Baxter
Format: Hardback
Published: 1951, William Heinemann Ltd
Genre: Fiction
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Text - some foxing on prelims and book block; internally sound.
A haunting and psychologically intense work of literary fiction, Look Down in Mercy chronicles the moral disintegration of a British Army officer during the brutal Burma campaign of World War II. Walter Baxter's novel unflinchingly details the forbidden love affair that develops between Captain Tony Kent and his batman, a relationship that intensifies under the crushing weight of war, fear, and survival. The narrative presents a searing portrait of guilt, cowardice, and self-reckoning, as Kent's inner collapse mirrors the chaos and violence surrounding him in the jungle. Baxter writes with unflinching honesty and a somber, confessional tone that was considered deeply controversial upon the novel's publication in 1951, making it a landmark of mid-century British fiction. Look Down in Mercy stands as a courageous and deeply human examination of how extreme circumstances strip away the masks men wear, leaving only raw conscience behind.