The Horse's Mouth

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The Horse's Mouth
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Literature

The Horse's Mouth

Joyce Cary
Edition year 1969
Binding Cloth
Illustrator John Bratby
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 340
Dimensions 22.8 × 17.1 cm

Edition details

The Horse's Mouth, by Joyce Cary. Introduction by Kingsley Hart. 29 drawings by John Bratby. Full red cloth binding decorated with a design in black by Hart. Grey endleaves. Grey slipcase. 22.8x17.1cm. 340pp.

About the book

Joyce Cary's The Horse's Mouth follows Gulley Jimson, an ageing and eccentric painter whose absolute devotion to art repeatedly causes chaos for everyone around him. Recently released from prison and constantly short of money, Jimson pursues increasingly ambitious artistic projects regardless of social convention or practical consequences. Comic, energetic and often anarchic, the novel explores artistic obsession, creativity and the difficult relationship between genius and everyday life. Jimson is selfish, difficult and frequently outrageous, yet his passion for painting gives the novel its extraordinary vitality.

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