by Rumer Godden · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781844088393
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«Black Narcissus» is the classic novel by Rumer Godden, published by Little, Brown Book Group in paperback (272 pages, in English).
A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, settle in an old palace in the Himalayas to found a school and a dispensary for the local population. Amid the isolation, the climate and the relationship with the English agent Mr Dean, internal tensions, repressed desires and doubts about faith surface.
«Black Narcissus» was originally published in 1939; the 2013 edition includes an introduction by Rosie Thomas.
Intended for readers of classics and literary fiction set in India with a gothic atmosphere.
Margaret Rumer Godden was a British author of more than 60 fiction and non-fiction books. Nine of her works have been made into films, most notably Black Narcissus in 1947 and The River in 1951.
