Wealthy Canadian scholar Harvey Gotham lives in splendid isolation in France and is working on a book about Job. He loves his wife, Effie, dearly but she has taken to planting bombs in supermarkets and has joined an anarchist group. Here, Spark returns to the Book of Job, which had always fascinated her, and 'the only problem' - the problem of suffering. Why does God allow it? A despairing and exhilarating read, The Only Problem is a masterwork. This is one of the 22 novels written by Muriel Spark in her lifetime. All are ...
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Wealthy Canadian scholar Harvey Gotham lives in splendid isolation in France and is working on a book about Job. He loves his wife, Effie, dearly but she has taken to planting bombs in supermarkets and has joined an anarchist group. Here, Spark returns to the Book of Job, which had always fascinated her, and 'the only problem' - the problem of suffering. Why does God allow it? A despairing and exhilarating read, The Only Problem is a masterwork. This is one of the 22 novels written by Muriel Spark in her lifetime. All are being published by Polygon in hardback Centenary Editions between November 2017 and September 2018.
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Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0399129871. Very slight edge rubbing, corners bumped. In very slightly edge rubbed DJ. Now protected in a mylar jacket.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 179 pages.
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Very Good. 1984 UK 1st edition, Fine/Fine-minus DJ in Mylar, clean & tight, price-clipped dustjacket has only very minor shelfwear, tiny rubs at top corners, in new Mylar, no markings found, not a remainder.
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Illustrated by Vivienne Flesher. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. No Dust Jacket. Signed by author on flyleaf. Red leather with gilt decorations and edging.; 9.25" tall; 177 pages; Signed by Author.
