Quartet

by Jean Rhys

Overview

Now available for the first time in paperback, Quartet "belongs to the new tradition in prose, which shuns elaboration for sharpness and intensity of effect" (New York Times). A woman, caught in the stranglehold between her lover and his wife, faces a further dilemma when her own husband is released from prison.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780394713199
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/12/1974
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Jean Rhys (1890–1979) is the author of Good Morning,
Midnight; Voyage in the Dark; After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie;
Quartet; and The Collected Short Stories.

Editorial Reviews

If difficulty of subject is to be considered in judging the merit of a novel, Miss Rhys must be accredited with high achievement. Not only does she deal with the most complex personalities, exploring the most intimate recesses of their psychology, but she does so with the directness and certitude of the fine artist. The style, especially of the dialogue, belongs to the new tradition in prose, which shuns elaboration for sharpness and intensity of effect.

New York Times