THE DOOMSDAY BOOK

by J. MacLaren-Ross ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 20, 1961

Somewheres between a fantasia and a farce this tells the incredibly intricate story of The Doomsday Book (presumably a dossier compiled by a presumably dead double agent) and its search by Leo Marsh, a writer, with the collaboration of Karen, the wife who had deserted him many years ago, and against the competition of Maxim, a man who has more than nine lives and loses two of them here. Probably best read as a satire, it is outrageously inventive and should succeed in confusing and amusing almost anyone.

Pub Date: Aug. 20, 1961

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Ivan Obolensky

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1961

Categories: FICTION