Not everyone takes to the tart humor Muriel Spark injects into nearly every sentence, but if you have the taste for it, try one of her lesser known novels, “The Takeover.”. It’s the story of the undoing of various moneyed Brits in Italy in the s who are so blind they practically beg to be robbed/5(15). The Takeover. Spark, Muriel. Published by The Book Club (), London, ISBN ISBN · Publisher Description. When an heiress moves to a villa on Italy’s Lake Nemi, a houseguest plots to take it—and more—in this novel by a prizewinning master of dark comedy. When American heiress Maggie Radcliffe relocates to enchanting Lake Nemi, just south of Rome, she is determined to live in tune with ancient pagan rhythms of art and.
Not everyone takes to the tart humor Muriel Spark injects into nearly every sentence, but if you have the taste for it, try one of her lesser known novels, "The Takeover.". It's the story of the undoing of various moneyed Brits in Italy in the s who are so blind they practically beg to be robbed. All that Glitters is Gold in Muriel Spark's The Takeover. W ITH T HE T AKEOVER Muriel Spark writes an excitingly deconstructive novel about. the revival of paganism in the decade of the 70s in. For "The Takeover By Muriel Spark. pp. New York: The Viking Press. $," despite its studied frivolity, is concerned with a very interesting subject indeed. It is true that one may read.
From the PEN Award–winning author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Driver’s Seat, and other modern classics, The Takeover is a suspenseful, acidic comedy about the clash between the conventions of old wealth and the inevitable tide of modernity. The Takeover is a novel by the Scottish author Muriel Spark. It was first published in It is set in Nemi, Italy between and The author had moved to Italy as a permanent resident in the late s. The Takeover. Spark, Muriel. Published by The Book Club (), London, ISBN ISBN
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