Stephen Spender The Temple Grove Press 1988 1st Edition
Title: The Temple
Author: Stephen Spender
Format: Hardcover - Dust jacket
Publisher: Grove Press 1988
Edition: First Edition
ISBN: 9780802110572
Synopsis: Drafted but unpublished in 1929, discovered in Texas U. manuscript collection in the 80s, rewritten in part by the author, and then published. A novel based on Auden-Spender-Isherwood on vacation in Hamburg.
"Beyond the wonderful insights there is a portrait of the world in the eye of the storm between two world wars. It is a novel of awakening - awakening to sex, yes , but also an awakening to the presence of evil in the world and to the possibilities of love and friendship."
Overall Condition: A very good copy in protective Brodart Dust Jacket. Ex library with only a small tag added. There is a discoloration (paste?) on the last page of text and the front side of the rear end paper. Otherwise, Minimal signs of use. Pages are clean, text unmarked, binding is tight and square = see picture; more images upon request.
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