Vol. 32 No. 2 1965 - page 172

This is
Alan
Sharp
the young
author whose
first novel was
the literary
sensation of
Europe even
before its
publication
A
GREEN
ThEE IN
GEDDE
is
the
story of three men and one
woman from the provinces of Brit–
ain,
and of their odyssey of self–
discovery •• , beyond the bounda–
ries of nation, of church, and of class,
The eventual position that
this
remarkable book will take
in
our
literature will be decided by
his–
tory, But, even now, its ambition,
the lyric beauty of Alan Sharp's
prose, the richness of
his
imagina-
tion and the power of
bis
vision
assure its recognition as a towering
achievement and a
truly
important
discovery,
• "A
GREEN TREE IN GEDDE
is
magnificent, Alan Sharp is terrific,"
-JOHN DAVENPORT,
English critic
• "A really exciting talent
• • •
an
impressive performance
,"
-DA
vm
DAICHES,
Dean of the School of Eng–
lish ancl American Studies, Univer–
sity
of
StlSSex
AGREEN TREE
IN GEODE
B:H!~!N
$5.00. Published by NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY
~
501 Madison Avenue, NewYork,N. Y.I 0022
~
165,166,167,168,169,170,171 173,174,175,176,177,178,179,180,181,182,...328
Powered by FlippingBook