This extremely clever novel sees life imitating art and art imitating life. Loitering with intent paperback softback by muriel spark part of the virago modern classics series. Muriel sparks loitering with intent 1981 is a remarkable autobiographical novel based on the authors experiences on the intellectual and literary fringes of postworld war ii london. She became dame commander of the order of the british empire in 1993. Muriel spark s the prime of miss jean brodie download. See more ideas about muriel spark, books and spark book.
In this grand, elusive little entertainment, we spotted eccentric comedy on the surface and serious. Be the first to know about events and other good stuff, plus we promise not to ever share your info. This study explores the shifting notions of postmodernism developed through muriel sparks fiction, and thereby clarifies this artists own postmodernism. Loitering with intent paperback softback by muriel spark part of the virago modern classics. Oct 18, 2010 loitering with intent muriel spark i do love the blogosphere all the bloggers and blogreaders, and all the talk of books going on all around the place. Metafictional aspects in novels by muriel spark grin publishing. For the sake of brevity i will refer to the comforters as comforters, to loitering with intent as loitering, and to a far cry from.
Loitering with intent new directions classic kindle edition by. Fleur talbot is our narrator, looking back on her early days as a writer from some later period. Loitering with intent by muriel spark librarything. Loitering about london in 1949, with intent to gather material for her writing, fleur finds a job on the grubby edge of the literary world, as secretary to the odd autobiographical association.
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In the life of the protagonist, fleur talbot, these forms have. Fleur is a writer who believes that writers need to embrace and observe every situation. Edinburgh, 1930, and the world is on the brink of change. Apr 21, 2007 muriel spark s lyrical, formally perfect novel loitering with intent drew on her experiences as a penniless writer in postwar london. The comforters, loitering with intent, a far cry from kensington. It contains many autobiographical references to spark s early career and was reprinted in 2001 by new directions, in the us, and in 2007 by virago press in the uk with a foreword by mark lawson. It is a wonderful novel, reminding me somehow of momento mori maybe as its packed with eccentric characters. In 1953 muriel spark was baptised in the church of england. Loitering with intent epub muriel spark loitering with intent. How wonderful to be an artist and a woman in the twentieth century, fleur talbot rejoices.
Published at a time when muriel sparks writing career was already well established, loitering with intent is a novel about writing. Loitering with intent is the story of a struggling but carefree wouldbe author, fleur talbot. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Muriel spark s loitering with intent 1981 is a remarkable autobiographical novel based on the authors experiences on the intellectual and literary fringes of postworld war ii london.
When muriel spark was mentioned in recent comments on this blog, i realised how long it is since i read anything by her. Muriel spark, loitering with intent, metafiction, criticism of fiction. April 26, 2012 by claire the captive reader finally, i am able to make my contribution to simon and harriets muriel spark reading week. Lee loitering with intent por muriel spark disponible en rakuten kobo. Loitering with intent when muriel spark was mentioned in recent comments on this blog, i realised how long it is since i read anything by her. Muriel spark loitering with intent world of digitals. Loitering with intent muriel spark the captive reader. I do love the blogosphere all the bloggers and blogreaders, and all the talk of books going on all around the place. Art, reality and the strange ways the two imitate one another are at the core of muriel spark s delightful loitering with intent, first published in 1981. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading loitering with intent new directions classic. It contains many autobiographical references to sparks early career and was reprinted in 2001 by new directions, in the us, and in 2007 by virago press in the uk with a foreword by mark lawson plot introduction.
Read loitering with intent by muriel spark available from rakuten kobo. The exposure of artificiality in the novel is mainly carried out in three aspects. There was a certain period in my life during which the only thing i could write about was my divorce. Muriel sparks lyrical, formally perfect novel loitering with intent drew on her experiences as a penniless writer in postwar london. Loitering with intent is a novel by scottish author muriel spark.
Although partly autobiographical and the authors cast of offbeat characters are oddly believable, its not a story to be taken too seriously though there are. Kirkus identified those moments that are pure, tart spark, and compared the novel to the work of thomas berger and italo calvino. Due to the impact of the covid19 pandemic, the ability to request physical items has been temporarily disabled. I am probably a little hypocritical, in that relatively few of the books i read come from blogger recommendations. Emily books is a project that publishes, publicizes, and celebrates the best work of transgressive writers of the past, present and future. Structurally, loitering with intent by muriel spark presents the typical frame of metafiction, having complicated fiction within fiction and mise en abyme as. Buy loitering with intent the collected muriel spark novels centenary by muriel spark. In 1953 muriel spark was baptised in the church of england but in 1954 she decided to join the roman. Full of unusual characters living unconventional lives, muriel sparks sharplyobserved loitering with intent is a quirky and entertaining story with a touch of the gothic to it. Metafictional aspects in novels by muriel spark gesa giesing examination thesis. Fleur is consumed by her work on the novel, but she must. Jan 18, 2009 loitering with intent 1981 a far cry from kensington 1988 the edinburghborn muriel spark her early years are brilliantly summoned up in her memoir, curriculum vitae had a strong claim to be.
A few years ago, i worked my way through most of her novels, and probably overdosed. Fleurs comments on the novel within the novel titled warrender chase. I always feel like i should have stronger reactions to sparks books, which is part of why it has taken me most of this week to finally get around to posting. Loitering with intent by spark, muriel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Muriel spark ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall.
Some twenty years later, muriel spark set about its refashioning in her. How muriel spark revised her own history in loitering with intent, and why. The drivers seat by muriel spark, 9780141188348, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Art, reality and the strange ways the two imitate one another are at the core of muriel sparks delightful loitering with intent, first published in 1981. Loitering with intent is a connecting link between sparks present works and future ones, for it expresses her concepts of art creation and serves as a guide for her future creation. The main character and narrator in loitering with intent is the twentyfive year old fleur talbot.
Loitering with intent muriel spark stuck in a book. This position made spark one of the only female editors of the time. Muriel spark 19182006 was the author of dozens of novels, including the prime of miss jean brodie, memento mori, a far cry from kensington, the girls of slender means, the ballad of peckham rye, the drivers seat, and many more. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. A year after the authors death, jenny turner pays tribute to. I found her brilliant but frustrating, her fiction paradoxically crystal clear but at times as hard to. Muriel spark author muriel spark 19182006 was born in edinburgh, scotland. Spark began writing seriously, under her married name, after world war ii, beginning with poetry and literary criticism. Muriel sparks loitering with intent plays with the interaction between the literary forms of the novel and the autobiography. Loitering with intent new directions classic kindle edition by spark, muriel. Leading the charge is the glamorous, freespirited miss jean brodie, schoolteacher at the marcia blaine academy, whose guiding principle is give me a girl at an. The metafictional strategy in loitering with intent.
May 22, 1981 of the muriel spark novels ive read so far, loitering with intent is perhaps the most playful. Loitering with intent ebook by muriel spark rakuten kobo. In loitering with intent, the writerprotagonist, fleur talbot, insists that. Loitering with intent new directions classic kindle edition by muriel spark. Click download or read online button to get muriel spark s the prime of miss jean brodie book now.
Muriel spark ebooks epub and pdf format muriel spark ebooks. Click here to find out how to create lists of items to request later. Structurally, loitering with intent by muriel spark presents the typical frame of metafiction, having complicated fiction within fiction and mise en abyme as well as texts from other genres. Metafictional aspects in novels by muriel spark publish. Wouldbe novelist fleur talbot works for the snooty, irascible sir quentin oliver at the autobiographical association, whose members are all at work on their memoirs. Loitering with intent new directions classic kindle. Nov 12, 2016 book 25 for the bookashelf 2016 reading challenge. Loitering with intent isbn 9780811214742 pdf epub muriel. Published in 1981 by the bodley head, it was shortlisted for the booker prize that year. Sparks books are generally a touch bizarre and loitering with intent is no exception. Fleur talbot, aspiring poetess and novelist, finds herself employed by the shady sir quentin oliver as secretary for his autobiographical association, a group of dull but august persons intent on writing about their lives in as illiterate a manner as they. Of the muriel spark novels ive read so far, loitering with intent is perhaps the most playful. I use jeanfrancois lyotards definition of the notion in his the postmodern condition 1979, that there is no grand narrative, as my starting point, and deploy various postmodernist theories, which can illuminate sparks art and. Loitering with intent 1981 a far cry from kensington 1988 the edinburghborn muriel spark her early years are brilliantly summoned up in her memoir, curriculum vitae had a.
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