Two Serious Ladies (Penguin Modern Classics) - Softcover

Bowles, Jane; Sage, Lorna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141181680 ISBN 13: 9780141181684

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2000

Synopsis

This is the only novel that Bowles completed before being incapacitated by illness. It is a humorous account of the lives of two women of very different characters, both sliding into alcoholism and a bohemian existence. The interwoven narratives of these two serious ladies embody the theme of women's desire for freedom. Bowles' chaotic, comic novel is a celebration of the defiant mores of her own life, proclaiming a right to female freedom which shocked her contemporaries.

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Review:

'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

Book Description:

A cult classic, beautifully reissued, with a foreword by Paul Bowles and memoir by Truman Capote

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0141181680
• ISBN 13: 9780141181684
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208