The Flower Beneath the Foot: Being a Record of the Early Life of St. Laura de Nazianzi

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Flower Beneath the Foot: Being a Record of the Early Life of St. Laura de Nazianzi
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ronald Firbank
SeriesPicador Classic
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:120
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 131
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781509883578
ClassificationsDewey:823.912
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Pan Macmillan
Imprint Picador
Publication Date 12 July 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

With an introduction by Alan Hollinghurst Neither her Gaudiness the Mistress of the Robes, or her Dreaminess the Queen were feeling quite themselves. In the Palace all was speculation . . . Ronald Firbank, described by Alan Hollinghurst as 'one of the most important figures in British fiction in the twentieth century', first published The Flower Beneath the Foot in 1923. Set on the eve of a royal wedding at the fantastical court of King Willie and Her Dreaminess the Queen of Pisuerga, this is an absurd and often melancholy tale of love. An innovative and much-praised novelist, Ronald Firbank has earned his place in the 'canon of camp' and continues to dazzle in this unmissable cult classic.

Author Biography

Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank was born in London in 1886. His writing has been championed by English novelists including E. M. Forster, Evelyn Waugh, Alan Hollinghurst and Simon Raven. He died in Rome in 1926 and is buried in the Campo Verano cemetery.

Reviews

Each of Firbank's novels is a daring experiment in style and form -- Alan Hollinghurst Intricate, amiably grotesque buffoonery * New York Times *