{"product_id":"the-man-on-the-rock-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","title":"The Man on the Rock (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancis King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGregory Woods\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A skilful, confident tale of modern Greece ... brilliantly successful ... There is indeed no fault to find with this book.' - David Williams, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Mr. King is masterly ... he is exact, moving and funny ... a very enjoyable book.' - Angus Wilson, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Constructed with unobtrusive mastery ... has the quality of readability which can only be achieved by the highest type of professional skill.' - Francis Wyndham, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Serious, skilful, intelligent.' - \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spiro Polymerides is a con artist, petty thief, and parasite who survives only by means of his youthful beauty and natural cunning. Restlessly, he drifts from one victim to another: Irvine Stroh, an American relief worker and repressed homosexual; Helen Bristow, a wealthy, middle-aged widow; and Kiki, the young daughter of a Greek shipping magnate. As he exploits, betrays, and ultimately destroys each of the people who love him, Spiro will come to find that the final victim is himself . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Man on the Rock\u003c\/i\u003e (1957) was the seventh novel by the prolific Francis King (1923-2011), who was hailed by Beryl Bainbridge as 'one of our great writers, of the calibre of Graham Greene and Nabokov'. One of King's most popular and best-reviewed novels, it returns to print in this edition, which features a new introduction by Gregory Woods.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796513521952,"sku":"9781941147351","price":34.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/730c65748b0c398de49cde050bb88332.webp?v=1780760084","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-man-on-the-rock-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}