Robertson Davies,Michael Dirda
Hailed by the ,Washington Post Book World, as "a modern classic," Robertson Daviesâ€™s acclaimed ,Deptford Trilogy, is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. ,The Manticore,â€”the second book in the series after ,Fifth Business,â€”follows David Staunton, a man pleased with his success but haunted by his relationship with his larger-than-life father. As he seeks help through therapy, he encounters a wonderful cast of characters who help connect him to his past and the death of his father.,For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
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The Manticore