Author: Spark, Muriel, Frame, Ronald, Taylor, Alan
Fiction & related items
Published on 16 November 2017 by Birlinn General (Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited) as part of 'The Collected Muriel Spark Novels' series.
Hardback | 144 pages
139 x 209 x 18 | 300g
A bewitching comic masterpiece, The Ballad of Peckham Rye relates the tale of one Dougal Douglas, who is taken on by a small textile firm to 'bring vision into the lives of the workers'. A devilishly charismatic force of nature who likes nothing better than to stir things up, he takes great delight in wreaking havoc with the locals. Nervous breakdowns, sexual misdemeanours, a heart attack and murder ensue . . . This is Spark at her most ingenious.
The publishers acknowledge investment from Creative Scotland towards the publication of this book.
Supported by the Muriel Spark Society.