A Tale Of Hate And Pity
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: Wear and tear
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve.
In A Tale of Hate and Pity, Joshua Y. Ardanath crafts a searing exploration of the emotional volatility that defines the human experience in the wake of societal catastrophe. Set against the austere backdrop of post-war Britain, the narrative centers on a protagonist caught in the tightening grip of conflicting internal impulses, where the thin veneer of civility is constantly threatened by the overwhelming weight of memory and unresolved trauma. Ardanath masterfully orchestrates a tense dialogue between the destructive force of resentment and the fragile, often agonizing, capacity for empathy, creating a character study that is as unflinching as it is profoundly moving. The prose is characterized by a stark, atmospheric quality that mirrors the exhaustion and moral reckoning of its time, cementing Ardanath’s position as a keen observer of the mid-century psyche. Beyond the immediacy of the plot, the work functions as a poignant social commentary, reflecting the pervasive sense of displacement and searching that colored the early 1950s. For the dedicated collector of mid-20th-century British fiction, this novel remains an evocative, albeit haunting, piece of literary history that captures the period’s quiet desperation with startling clarity.
Author: Joshua Y. Ardanath
Format: Hardback
Published: 1951, Phoenix House Limited, London
Genre: Fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve.
In A Tale of Hate and Pity, Joshua Y. Ardanath crafts a searing exploration of the emotional volatility that defines the human experience in the wake of societal catastrophe. Set against the austere backdrop of post-war Britain, the narrative centers on a protagonist caught in the tightening grip of conflicting internal impulses, where the thin veneer of civility is constantly threatened by the overwhelming weight of memory and unresolved trauma. Ardanath masterfully orchestrates a tense dialogue between the destructive force of resentment and the fragile, often agonizing, capacity for empathy, creating a character study that is as unflinching as it is profoundly moving. The prose is characterized by a stark, atmospheric quality that mirrors the exhaustion and moral reckoning of its time, cementing Ardanath’s position as a keen observer of the mid-century psyche. Beyond the immediacy of the plot, the work functions as a poignant social commentary, reflecting the pervasive sense of displacement and searching that colored the early 1950s. For the dedicated collector of mid-20th-century British fiction, this novel remains an evocative, albeit haunting, piece of literary history that captures the period’s quiet desperation with startling clarity.