Name: Der Fürst der Phantome
ISBN: 9783608952155

Anthony Burgess

Roman

Der Fürst der Phantome

Earthly Powers traces eighty- one years in the life of a Somerset Maugham- type writer and lapsed Catholic called Kenneth Toomey. A popular, second- rate novelist/playwright, he spends a lifetime unsuccessfully trying to reconcile his homosexuality with his faith. This is also the story of Carlo Campanati, an earthy Italian priest linked with Toomey through family ties. With dazzlingly inventive narrative spanning six decades, Burgess draws in major events and characters of the century while exploring themes of universal significance.

Earthly Powers

Jim Hagan

Sometimes the political incorrectness goes a bit too far for me (on race especially), but undeniably a magnificent achievement. Very funny at times too.

Der Fürst der Phantome Roman