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The Good Soldier

byFord Madox Ford

Who is this book for? Readers interested in modernist literature, psychological explorations of relationships, and classic narratives of love and betrayal.

Topics LoveBetrayalFriendshipIdentitySocial Class
MoodMelancholic, Reflective, Tragic
RomanceMajor Subplot
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
With an Introduction and Notes by Sara Haslam, Department of English, The Open University.The Good Soldier is a masterpiece of twentieth-century fiction, an inspiration for many later, distinguished writers, including Graham Greene. Set before the First World War, it tells the tale of two wealthy and sophisticated couples, one English, one American, as they travel, socialise, and take the waters in the spa towns of Europe.They are 'playing the game', in style. That game has begun to unravel, however, and with compelling attention to the comic, as well as the tragic, results the American narrator reveals his growing awareness of the sexual intrigues and emotional betrayals that lie behind its façade.

Language

en

Published on

02/05/2010

Pages

192

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781840226539

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