· Book Overview. Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as "a modern classic," Robertson Davies's acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. The Manticore --the second book in the series after Fifth Business --follows David Staunton, a man pleased with his success but haunted by his /5(5). The second volume of Davies’ Deptford Trilogy, this book goes over some familiar events from a completely different viewpoint. The narrator is Boy Stanton’s son. He has a breakdown after Boy’s 50%(25). Robertson Davies is a great author. His use of language is always outstanding. The Manticore is the second story in the Deptford Trilogy. It is not as good as the first book, Fifth Business, which is one of my all time favorites. I also recommend What's Bred in the Bone as an outstanding book by this author/5(85).
The Deptford Trilogy (published to ) is a series of inter-related novels by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies Overview. The trilogy consists of Fifth Business, The Manticore, and World of Wonders. The series revolves around a precipitating event: a young boy throws a snowball at another, hitting a pregnant woman instead, who goes. In Robertson Davies consisting of Fifth Business (), The Manticore (), and World of Wonders (). These books examine the intersecting lives of three men from the small Canadian town of Deptford and interweave Davies' moral concerns with bits of arcane lore and his enduring interest in Jungian psychotherapy. Manticore: A Novel by Davies, Robertson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru
Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as "a modern classic," Robertson Davies’s acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. The Manticore —the second book in the series after Fifth Business —follows David Staunton, a man pleased with his success but haunted by his relationship with his larger-than-life father. The second novel in Robertson Davies’ critically acclaimed Deptford Trilogy, The Manticore is a fascinating exploration, by an exquisite stylist, of those regions beyond reason where monsters live. Available as an eBook for the first time. David Staunton, the son of Percy Boyd Staunton, travels to Switzerland. The Manticore is the second novel in Robertson Davies' Deptford Trilogy.. Published in by Macmillan of Canada, it deals with the aftermath of the mysterious death of Percy Boyd "Boy" Staunton retold during a series of conversations between Staunton's son and a Jungian psychoanalyst.
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