The Wild Goose Chase, published in 1937 and Rex Warner's first novel, was a groundbreaking piece of fiction. The novel follows three brothers whose journey is a dazzling original political allegory of liberation through Marxism. While most socialist writing of the 1930s took the form of social realism or reportage, Warner broke with this tradition, drawing instead on surrealism, classical mythology, fairy tales, film, and popular genres of the time including Boys Adventure and science fiction. Its publication immediately ...
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The Wild Goose Chase, published in 1937 and Rex Warner's first novel, was a groundbreaking piece of fiction. The novel follows three brothers whose journey is a dazzling original political allegory of liberation through Marxism. While most socialist writing of the 1930s took the form of social realism or reportage, Warner broke with this tradition, drawing instead on surrealism, classical mythology, fairy tales, film, and popular genres of the time including Boys Adventure and science fiction. Its publication immediately secured Rex Warner's reputation as a major writer. In the novel, three brothers - Rudolph, David, and George - embark on a dangerous quest in search of the 'wild goose'. Their search takes them into a neighbouring country and they eventually arrive at a sealed-off town where the ruling dictators have enslaved the people and secured a life of privilege for themselves and a few harmless professors who teach at the town's university. Only George, the youngest brother, is able to stand up against the dictators, and he eventually leads a successful revolution against them.
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Add this copy of The Wild Goose Chase to cart. $36.53, very good condition, Sold by Halcyon Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1944 by John Lane the Bodley Head.
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Good jacket. John Lane the Bodley Head 1944. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Includes a chipped dust jacket, price unclipped, in near mint condition. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
Add this copy of Wild Goose Chase to cart. $40.28, very good condition, Sold by Halcyon Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1945 by John Lane The Bodley Head.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. A clean, tight copy. Minor wear and tanning. Price clipped. Several small tears to the jacket. Some chips to the jacket. Clothbound in orange. 1945 reprint. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
Add this copy of The Wild Goose Chase to cart. $50.47, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Faber and Faber.
Add this copy of The Wild Goose Chase to cart. $83.10, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Faber and Faber.
Add this copy of The Wild Goose Chase to cart. $85.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1938 by Alfred A. Knopf.
Add this copy of The Wild Goose Chase to cart. $125.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1938 by Alfred A. Knopf.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First American edition. A fine, bright copy in dust jacket with a small tear on rear panel, else crisp and bright. Author's first adult novel.
Add this copy of The Wild Goose Chase to cart. $200.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1937 by Boriswood.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Gutter starting, small bookstore label on rear pastedown, spine ends lightly bumped, else a near fine copy in a very good age-toned dust jacket with small chipping and minor loss on the spine ends. Author's first book, a dystopian novel.
