THE GREEN CHILD

by Herbert Read ‧ RELEASE DATE: Dec. 1, 1948

Read is a poet, critic, aesthete, of perhaps greater repute than renown. Now this allegory, which appeared some years ago in England and has recently been republished there, is introduced in this country for the first time. In the perfectionism of the writing, the transcendence of its vision, its ""unearthly, hypnotic radiance"", there is much to justify a claim to classicism, although for the general reader, its philosophic intent, which is open to individual interpretation, may hold little appeal. This is the story of Olivero's return to the native village of his birth in Spain after 30 years in South America where he forfeited his early revolutionary ideals to a career culminating in absolutist dictatorship. There, in the village, he sees the Green Child of his childhood -- now a woman, and married to a stupid miller. Releasing her from the miller, he goes with the Green Child into her strange, subterranean world, acquires other concepts which contrast with the terrestrial...A strange story of enchantment, to which the unusual clarity and beauty of prose adds a particular fascination. The audience will however be limited- though appreciative.

Pub Date: Dec. 1, 1948

ISBN: 095629474X

Page Count: -

Publisher: New Directions

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 1, 1948

Categories: FICTION