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| Title | : | Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy #1) |
| Author | : | Robertson Davies |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 252 pages |
| Published | : | 2002 by Penguin (first published 1970) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Cultural. Canada. Classics. Historical. Historical Fiction. Literature |
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Ramsay is a man twice born, a man who has returned from the hell of the battle-grave at Passchendaele in World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross and destined to be caught in a no man's land where memory, history, and myth collide. As Ramsay tells his story, it begins to seem that from boyhood, he has exerted a perhaps mystical, perhaps pernicious, influence on those around him. His apparently innocent involvement in such innocuous events as the throwing of a snowball or the teaching of card tricks to a small boy in the end prove neither innocent nor innocuous. Fifth Business stands alone as a remarkable story told by a rational man who discovers that the marvelous is only another aspect of the real.Identify Books To Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy #1)
| Original Title: | Fifth Business |
| ISBN: | 0141181362 (ISBN13: 9780141181363) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Deptford Trilogy #1 |
| Characters: | Dunstan Ramsay, Boy Staunton |
| Literary Awards: | Premi Llibreter de narrativa (2006) |
Rating Of Books Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy #1)
Ratings: 4.05 From 16180 Users | 1019 ReviewsJudge Of Books Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy #1)
4.5 starsRobertson Davies is one of my literary heroes. At a time in my youth when I had been engulfed with Canadian Literature that was, in my humble opinion at the time at least, depressing, uninteresting, and decidedly parochial, here was a man who wrote stories with verve, humour, erudition and a view to the wider world. _Fifth Business_ is the first book of Davies Deptford trilogy, a series of books that centre around people from the fictional small town of Deptford, Ontario. SoundsI cannot stand this book. It may be technically interesting, and good archetype study, but its entire premise fails. Dunny's contention is that his life WAS interesting, despite indications otherwise. Too bad he told the story in the most long winded and torpor-inducing way possible. The character's life was certainly eventful, but not at all interesting. This is a mind-bogglingly boring book to read. You know Grandpa Simpson's "onion on my belt, which was the style at the time" speech? This is
Ramsay was born in 1898 in Deptford, Ontario. When he was 10, while running away from his friend, a snow ball meant for him hit Mrs. Dampster instead of him. Mrs. Dampster, who was pregnant at that time, immediately went into labour and lets say she was never same again. She became what people of Deptford called "simple". This very event weighed heavily on Ramsay's conscience for the rest of his life. Whatever he did, he always returned to this very moment. In fact many of his decision were
Last week was Robertson Davies readalong week in the blog world, which was my excuse to finally try him for the first time. Of course, Canadians have long recognized what a treasure he is, but hes less known elsewhere. I do remember that Erica Wagner, one of my literary heroes (an American in England; former books editor of the London Times, etc.), has expressed great admiration for his work.I started with what I had to hand: Fifth Business (1970), the first volume of The Deptford Trilogy. In
4.5 stars"Those roles which, being neither those of Hero nor Heroine, Confidante nor Villain, but which were nonetheless essential to bring about the Recognition or the denouement, were called the Fifth Business in drama and opera companies organized according to the old style; the player who acted these parts was often referred to as Fifth Business."Dunstan Ramsay was born in the small town of Deptford, Ontario. In 1908, at the age of ten, he is unknowingly cast in "the vital though never
I'm ashamed to say I bought this book in a used bookstore because of the cover, which I'm doubly ashamed to say that I likedWTF....yeas, I know.Anyway, as I'm preparing to make Canada my permanent home in the coming months, I wanted to explore Canadian literature and came across the book in one of the top-10-Canadian-novels-of-all-time lists online. Well, it was a great surprise! How I enjoyed reading this little gem of a book! The simple yet beautifully told story, full of wit and satire
This isn't about a boy who, through vicious thoughtlessness, nearly destroys an entire family and denies it for the rest of his life. It's not about his poor wife. It's not about the woman he injures, who may be a saint; it's not about the son who barely survives and goes on to be the world's greatest magician, and it's certainly not about whether vengeance will ever be served. It's about Fifth Business, the "odd man out," a bystander:Those roles which, being neither those of Hero nor Heroine,
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