"The Corrida At San Feliu" 1964 SCOTT, Paul

"The Corrida At San Feliu" 1964 SCOTT, PaulSCOTT, Paul Paul Scott was an English novelist, famous for his tetralogy The Raj Quartet. This novel centers on the unfinished work of Edward Thornhill, a deceased novelist. [316] pp. Secker & Warburg 1964 8 1 4" x 5 1 2" Jacket design by Peter Rudland The Corrida at San Feliu (1964) is a complex, experimental novel by English author Paul Scott. The story centers on the unfinished manuscripts of Edward Thornhill, a novelist who dies in a car crash

SCOTT, Paul

Paul Scott was an English novelist, famous for his tetralogy The Raj Quartet. This novel centers on the unfinished work of Edward Thornhill, a deceased novelist.

[316] pp.

Secker & Warburg

1964

8 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Jacket design by Peter Rudland

The Corrida at San Feliu (1964) is a complex, experimental novel by English author Paul Scott. The story centers on the unfinished manuscripts of Edward Thornhill, a novelist who dies in a car crash with his wife. Through these writings, the book blurs the line between art and reality, examining the emotional fallout of his wife's adultery and a final epiphany at a bullfight.

The narrative is constructed in a highly self-conscious, post-modern style. Rather than telling a single linear story, the book is a "novel within a novel". It flickers between Thornhill's fragmented versions of his life as he tries to process his wife's betrayal in various settings (Africa, India, and Spain).