THE WILDERNESS IS YOURS

by Rose Thurburn ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 26, 1950

Of British derivation, this story of personal opportunism and political treason deals in certain abstractions of time and place (a Balkan country and a pattern which is reminiscent of Tito and Mihailovitch), is almost clinical in its detachment from its participants, spare and severe. Slade, whose self-concern also excludes all personal passions and pleasures, promises aid to a guerilla leader Patkov against Kapska, The Enemy. When Patkov proves to be a lost cause, Slade defaults, sacrifices Patkov and his subordinate, a young Englishman, to Kapska, extricates himself from an inquiry by his superior, and continues his self-interested career. An effective portrayal of precarious politics and a conscienceless character, this is not however for general tastes in fiction.

Pub Date: July 26, 1950

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Morrow

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1950

Categories: FICTION