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In the eyes of Mr Fury / Philip Ridley.
Van Pelt Library PR6068.I292 I5 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ridley, Philip, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lesbians--Fiction.
- Lesbians.
- Gay men--Fiction.
- Gay men.
- Bisexual people--Fiction.
- Bisexual people.
- Trans people--Fiction.
- Trans people.
- Parents--Fiction.
- Parents.
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
- Interpersonal relations.
- Bildungsromans.
- Transsexuals.
- Genre:
- Bildungsromans.
- Fiction.
- Magic realist fiction.
- Fantasy fiction.
- Mystery fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 386 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- Fully revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [Richmond, Virginia] : Valancourt Books, 2016.
- Summary:
- On the day Concord Webster turned eighteen, the Devil died. The Devil's real name was Judge Martin, but Concord's mother called him the Devil. She said he boiled babies for dinner and made lampshades out of human skin. So why did she, who hated him so venomously, have a key to his house? The key will unlock more than just Judge's front door. It will also unlock a multitude of stories - where magic children talk to crows, men disappear in piles of leaves, and James Dean lookalikes kiss in dark alleys - and reveal a secret history that will change Concord's life forever. Philip Ridley's second novel (following the sexually charged tour de force "Crocodilia") was an instant cult classic when originally published in 1989. Now, for this new edition, Ridley has reimagined the story, expanding the original novel into the world's first LGBT magical realist epic. A vast, labyrinthine, hall-of-mirrors saga, its breathtaking imagery and stunning plot twists - covering over a hundred years - reveal Ridley to be one of the most distinctive and innovative voices in contemporary fiction.
- Notes:
- Orginally published in 1989.
- Cover art: Henry Petrides.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Tom Farinholt and Blair Edlow Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781943910373
- 1943910375
- 9781943910366
- 1943910367
- OCLC:
- 980143693
- Publisher Number:
- 99993256598
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