The Horse's Mouth
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The Horse's Mouth

by Joyce Cary

1944•Drama•311 pages

Taste attributes: dramacomedyfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticglossyemotive & stirringself destruction/implosiontroubled leadssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA fresh, grounded novel: heavy and moving. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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About This Book

Painter hero, the charming and larcenous Gulley Jimson, has an insatiable genius for creation and a no less remarkable appetite for destruction. Is he a great artist? a has-been? or an exhausted, drunken ne'er-do-well? He is without doubt a visionary, and as he criss-crosses London in search of money and inspiration the world as seen though his eyes appears with a newly outrageous and terrible beauty.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaComedySelf destruction/implosionTroubled leadsSocial commentary

Subjects

Man-woman relationshipsArtists in literaturePaintersArtists and patronsEccentrics and eccentricitiesArtistsCommunity Mental Health Services

Details

Author
Joyce Cary
Published
1944
Pages
311
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