Ebook {Epub PDF} Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym

 · Quartet in Autumn is set in s London, and follows a quartet of colleagues – Edwin, Norman, Letty, and www.doorway.ru are in their sixties – their autumn years – and nearing retirement. They work in rather an anonymous office – it is never made quite clear what they do, and Pym mentions that once all four have retired, their department will be dissolved entirely – and are all Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Barbara Pym's sensitive wit and artistry are at their most sparkling in "Quartet in Autumn". "An exquisite, even magnificent work of art" - Observer "'Barbara Pym has a sharp eye for the exact nuances of social behaviour" - The Times "The wit and style of a twentieth century Jane Austen" - /5(). Barbara Pym's sensitive wit and artistry are at their most sparkling in "Quartet in Autumn". "An exquisite, even magnificent work of art" - Observer "'Barbara Pym has a sharp eye for the exact nuances of social behaviour" - The Times "The wit and style of a twentieth century Jane Austen" - Cited by:

Quartet in Autumn, shortlisted for the Booker Prize when it was published in , is one of Barbara Pym's most unsentimental books, about four English office workers who face ageing in different ways. Edwin, Letty, Marcia and Norman have little in common except that they have worked in the same office for many years. Deliciously, blackly funny and full of obstinate optimism, Quartet in Autumn shows Barbara Pym's sensitive artistry at its most sparkling. Its world is both extraordinary and familiar, revealing the eccentricities of everyday life. Barbara Pym's unpretentious, subtle, accomplished novels are for me the finest examples of high comedy to. Quartet in Autumn is a novel by British novelist Barbara Pym, first published in It was highly praised and shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the top literary prize in the UK. This was considered a comeback novel for Pym; she had fallen out of favour as styles changed, and her work had been rejected by publishers for 15 years.

Quartet in Autumn, shortlisted for the Booker Prize when it was published in , is one of Barbara Pym’s most unsentimental books, about four English office workers who face ageing in different ways. Edwin, Letty, Marcia and Norman have little in common except that they have worked in the same office for many years. Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym. Valuable First Edition, hardcover. Binding tight and hinges without wear. Pages clean, no library stamps, no annotations, no marks. Original dustjacket in excellent condition. An excellent copy of this rare, collectible work of literature by Barbara Pym. Quartet in Autumn, the penultimate novel of Pym’s to be published during her lifetime, was a delight to sink into. I loved learning about the realistic and quite unusual protagonists, and their relationships with one another, as well as with peripheral characters. Quartet in Autumn is reflective and touching, just as it is memorable and witty. It is a marvellously balanced novel, which I would highly recommend.