Two Serious Ladies (Peter Owen Modern Classic) - Softcover
This novel, which has been hailed as a landmark in twentieth-century American literature, is the story of two staid but very different women going to pieces as they pursue their own eccentric paths to freedom, and the story follows their decline into debauchery. Christina Goering, a wealthy spinster in pursuit of sainthood ends up as a high-class call-girl, and Frieda Copperfield, abandons her dull husband for the love of a prostitute while travelling in Central America. The book is compelling and thought-provoking, and Bowles's original prose style makes it an experience to read.
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'My favourite book. I can't think of a modern novel that seems more likely to become an imperishable work, which I suppose means a classic.' - Tennessee Williams; 'One of the finest modern writers of fiction in any language.' - New York Times; 'Extremely funny fantasy... It knocks our Chelsea writers into oblivion.' - Observer; 'A landmark in 20th-century literature.' - Alan Sillitoe
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A cult classic, beautifully reissued, with a foreword by Paul Bowles and memoir by Truman Capote
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- PublisherPeter Owen Publishers
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0720611792
- ISBN 13 9780720611793
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages234
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