The Mystery of the Sardine - Hardcover
A Man of Letters, a child genius, two dancing ladies, the Minister of Imponderabilia, Captain Casanova, an English Dame - to say nothing off the black poodle or the sardine. Set in London and behind the Iron Curtain to Poland.
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Stefan Themerson (1910-1988) was born in Poland, moved to Russia during the Revolution, studied physics and architecture in Warsaw, and lived in Paris before settling in London. Aside from his writings--which include novels such as Tom Harris, The Mystery of the Sardine, and Professor Mmaa's Lecture, children's stories, philosophical essays, and poems--Themerson also composed music and made a number of films with his wife Franciszka.
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"This man Stefan Themerson should be better known than I suspect he is. The Mystery of the Sardine . . . is a fascinating piece of work, written with the elegance of haute couture." --Times (London)
"What an extraordinary writer Stefan Themerson is. While other novelists seem hell-bent on creating great, enormous doorstops of books with very little in them, Mr. Themerson produces The Mystery of the Sardine, a slim and modest volume which is absolutely jam-packed with ideas." --Punch
"Themerson's neo-surrealist style enables him felicitously to interweave incongruities ludic exercises shrewd observations jokes lightly worn learning cris de couer and parables." --Times Literary Supplement
"What an extraordinary writer Stefan Themerson is. While other novelists seem hell-bent on creating great, enormous doorstops of books with very little in them, Mr. Themerson produces The Mystery of the Sardine, a slim and modest volume which is absolutely jam-packed with ideas." --Punch
"Themerson's neo-surrealist style enables him felicitously to interweave incongruities ludic exercises shrewd observations jokes lightly worn learning cris de couer and parables." --Times Literary Supplement
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- PublisherFaber and Faber Ltd
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0571137407
- ISBN 13 9780571137404
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages194
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