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Going Down Slow
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Going Down Slow
Contributors:
By (Author) John Metcalf
Publisher:
Biblioasis
Imprint:
Biblioasis
Publication Date:
18th September 2007
Country:
Canada
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
FIC
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
176
Dimensions:
Width 139mm, Height 215mm
Weight:
226g
Description
First published in 1972, Going Down Slow is an intense and very funny novel about one mans attempt to maintain his sanity, and his sense of humour, in the face of mounting odds. Metcalf's young hero, David Appleby, a young school teacher just over from Britain, is pitted against small-mindedness, prejudice, and temptations that are generations old. The writing is, as one would expect of anything by Metcalf, of the highest order. Going Down Slow is a sharp and biting satire, and an unforgettable novel.
Reviews
"A free-swinging and very funny attack on the Establishment."—Canadian Literature
