Less Than Angels by Barbara Pym

Less Than Angels by Barbara Pym

'She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life' Anne Tyler Less Than Angels follows the loves, works and hopes of a group of young anthropologists. Catherine Oliphant is a writer and lives with handsome anthropologist Tom Mallow. Their relationship runs into trouble when he begins a romance with student Deirdre Swann, so Catherine turns her attention to the reclusive anthropologist Alaric Lydgate, who has a fondness for wearing African masks. Added to this love triangle are the activities of Deirdre's fellow students and their attempts to win the competition for a research grant. The course of true love or academia never did run smooth.

Her best [novels] are sheer delight, and all of them companionableQuiet, paradoxical, funny and sad, they have the iron in them of permanence too -- JOHN UPDIKE, NEW YORKER
She can be seriously, hilariously funny - no other novelist has celebrated our national silliness with such exuberance -- KATE SAUNDERS
I am a huge fan of Barbara Pym -- RICHARD OSMAN
She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heart-breaking silliness of everyday life -- ANNE TYLER

Barbara Pym (1913-80) was born in Shropshire and educated at St Hilda's College, Oxford. When in 1977 the TLS asked critics to name the most underrated authors of the past 75 years, only one was named twice (by Philip Larkin and Lord David Cecil): Barbara Pym. Her novels are characterised by what Anne Tyler has called 'the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life'.

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ISBN 13	9781844085811
ISBN 10	1844085813
Title	Less Than Angels
Author	Barbara Pym
Series	Virago Modern Classics
Condition	Non disponible
Binding type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2010-04-01
Number of pages	272
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