Hearing Trumpet
- Pages
- 199
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781878972194
- Reading Time
- ~3h 29min
Hearing Trumpet is a book by Leonora Carrington. It has 199 pages.
About this book
Leonora Carrington, the distinguished British-born Surrealist painter is also a writer of extraordinary imagination and charm. Exact Change launched a program of reprinting her fiction with what is perhaps her best loved book.The Hearing Trumpet is the story of 92-year-old Marian Leatherby, who is given the gift of a hearing trumpet only to discover that what her family is saying is that she is to be committed to an institution. But this is an institution where the buildings are shaped like birthday cakes and igloos, where the Winking Abbess and the Queen Bee reign, and where the gateway to the underworld is open. It is also the scene of a mysterious murder.Occult twin to Alice in Wonderland, The Hearing Trumpet is a classic of fantastic literature that has been translated and celebrated throughout the world.
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How many pages is Hearing Trumpet?+
Hearing Trumpet has 199 pages.
What is Hearing Trumpet about?+
Leonora Carrington, the distinguished British-born Surrealist painter is also a writer of extraordinary imagination and charm. Exact Change launched a program of reprinting her fiction with what is perhaps her best loved book.The Hearing Trumpet is the story of 92-year-old Marian Leatherby, who is g...
Who wrote Hearing Trumpet?+
Hearing Trumpet was written by Leonora Carrington.