The Flower Beneath the Foot: Being a Record of the Early Life of St. Laura de Nazianzi
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Flower Beneath the Foot: Being a Record of the Early Life of St. Laura de Nazianzi
By (Author) Ronald Firbank
Pan Macmillan
Picador
12th July 2018
United Kingdom
Classifications
Physical Properties
Paperback
120
Width 131mm, Height 197mm, Spine 13mm
155g
Description
With an introduction by Alan Hollinghurst Neither her Gaudiness the Mistress of the Robes, or her Dreaminess the Queen were feeling quite themselves. In the Palace all was speculation . . . Ronald Firbank, described by Alan Hollinghurst as 'one of the most important figures in British fiction in the twentieth century', first published The Flower Beneath the Foot in 1923. Set on the eve of a royal wedding at the fantastical court of King Willie and Her Dreaminess the Queen of Pisuerga, this is an absurd and often melancholy tale of love. An innovative and much-praised novelist, Ronald Firbank has earned his place in the 'canon of camp' and continues to dazzle in this unmissable cult classic.
Reviews
Each of Firbank's novels is a daring experiment in style and form -- Alan Hollinghurst
Intricate, amiably grotesque buffoonery * New York Times *
Author Bio
Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank was born in London in 1886. His writing has been championed by English novelists including E. M. Forster, Evelyn Waugh, Alan Hollinghurst and Simon Raven. He died in Rome in 1926 and is buried in the Campo Verano cemetery.
