A Curious Invitation
Author: Pan Macmillan Editorial Team
ISBN: 9781447228967
Price: Rs. 470.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
Since ancient times human beings have gathered together for social purposes. And since not very long after that writers have written about these occasions. The party is a useful literary device, not only for social comment and satire, but as an occasion where characters can meet, fall in love, fall out or even get murdered. A Curious Invitation features forty of the greatest fictional festivities. Some of these parties are depictions of real events, like the Duchess of Richmond s Ball on the eve of battle with Napoleon in Thackeray s Vanity Fair; others draw on the author s experience of the society they lived in, such as Lady Metroland s party in Evelyn Waugh s Vile Bodies; while yet others come straight from the writer s bizarre imagination, like Douglas Adams flying party above an unknown planet from The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy. Suzette Field offers you the chance to gatecrash these parties, spanning most of the history of human civilization, seen through the eyes of the world s greatest writers.
Edition details: English, 320 pages. Reference ISBN: 9781447228967.
About the Author
Pan Macmillan Editorial Team is an acclaimed author whose published works are celebrated internationally for their insight, narrative skill, and enduring reader appeal.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General / Adult
- Language & Format
- English • Paperback
- ISBN Reference
- 9781447228967
- Publisher
- Pan Books / Pan Macmillan
- Pan-India Delivery
- Dispatches in 24–48 Hours across India
What is this book about?
Since ancient times human beings have gathered together for social purposes. And since not very long after that writers have written about these occasions. The party is a useful literary device, not only for social comment and satire, but as an occasion where characters can meet, fall in love, fall...
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy quality books and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Pan Macmillan Editorial Team.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love how this book brings the Caribbean’s complex past into sharp focus, showing you why these islands have always mattered on the global stage. From Columbus to modern geopolitics, you get a clear, engaging narrative that connects empire, slavery, resistance, and culture. If you enjoy world history, colonial studies, or understanding how the past shapes today’s Caribbean society, this is a deeply rewarding and eye-opening read.
- Published by Pan Books / Pan Macmillan.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 320.
Catalog Description
Since ancient times human beings have gathered together for social purposes. And since not very long after that writers have written about these occasions. The party is a useful literary device, not only for social comment and satire, but as an occasion where characters can meet, fall in love, fall out or even get murdered. A Curious Invitation features forty of the greatest fictional festivities. Some of these parties are depictions of real events, like the Duchess of Richmond s Ball on the eve of battle with Napoleon in Thackeray s Vanity Fair; others draw on the author s experience of the society they lived in, such as Lady Metroland s party in Evelyn Waugh s Vile Bodies; while yet...
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