The Dwarf
of PĂ€r Lagerkvist, Alexandra Dick (Translator)
Description
"I have noticed that sometimes I frighten people; what they really fear is themselves. They think it is I who scare them, but it is the dwarf within them, the ape-faced manlike being who sticks up his head from the depths of their souls."PĂ€r Lagerkvist's richly philosophical novel The Dwarf is an exploration of individual and social identity. The novel, set in a time when Italian towns feuded over the outcome of the last feud, centers on a social outcast, the court dwarf Piccoline. From his special vantage point Piccoline comments on the court's prurience and on political intrigue as the town is gripped by a siege. Gradually, Piccoline is drawn deeper and deeper into the conflict, and he inspires fear and hate around him as he grows to represent the fascination of the masses with violence.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 228 pages
- Publisher Hill and Wang
- Publication Date January 1st 1958
- First Publication 10/28/44
- Language English
- ISBN 9780374521356
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Italy']
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