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This is the first of the Gormenghast trilogy and introduces the reader to Gormenghast Castle and its inhabitants. Lord Sepulchrave the Earl of Groan, his life an endless succession of meaningless rituals, Countess Gertrude, who spends her days secluded in her bedroom surrounded by cats and birds, her only source of pleasure.
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Contemplative, cool, richly built and meticulous.
- contemplativerelentless
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Mervyn Peake
- First published
- 1946
- Pages
- 506
- Publisher
- Eyre and Spottiswood, The Overlook Press, Overlook Press
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780140060133
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