The Review of Contemporary Fiction, March 22nd, 2008
ANNA KAVAN. GUILTY. PETER OWEN LTD./ DUFOUR EDITIONS, 2008. 189 PP. PAPER: $32.95.
Part Dickensian bildungsroman, part Kafkaesque nightmare, Anna Kavan's previously unpublished novel Guilty follows the fortunes of Mark, the narrator and son of a celebrated war veteran. After his father becomes a pacifist, he retreats into exile, leaving Mark under the care of Mark's mother and Mr. Spector, a longtime friend who has remained loyal despite the father's ideological about-face. Spector is at first a generous surrogate parent--he uses his tremendous influence to provide the boy with an education...
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