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The Artist's Novel
The Hearing Trumpet, 1977
Book
, 158 p, language: English, publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, ISBN: 978-0710086372
ink, paper
Literary synopsis
The Hearing Trumpet tells the story of 92-year-old Marian Leatherby, who is given the gift of a hearing trumpet only to discover that her family has been plotting to have her committed to an institution. But this is an institution where the buildings are shaped like birthday cakes and igloos, where the Winking Abbess and the Queen Bee reign, and where the gateway to the underworld is wide open. It is also the scene of a mysterious murder. Occult twin to Alice in Wonderland, The Hearing Trumpet is a classic of fantastic literature that has been translated and celebrated throughout the world.
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