Name: The Savoy Truffle
SKU: 54872281
Price: 690.00 TWD
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Author: Patrick Harpur
ISBN: 9781908011657

Type

Physical Book

Author

Patrick Harpur

Publisher

Skylight Press

Language

English

Pages

272

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6x14x1.5 cm

Weight

0.35 kg.

ISBN13

9781908011657

Synopsis "The Savoy Truffle "

Set among the mansions and tennis clubs of Surrey's richest suburb, The Savoy Truffle is a darkly comic drama that evokes an era when Mod gear was fab, the Shorty Nightie shocking, the coffee frothy, and a new Beatles' single brought hysteria to the classroom. The grey post-war years are trembling on the verge of Technicolour, and the Blyte children are struggling to cope with the transition in their own idiosyncratic ways: Hugh's novel is held up by yearning for the Irish au pair; Janey moons over the mystery of men and the enigmatic Black Mini; George wages savage war on his Enemy; and the Moo takes refuge in his exclusive Sloppy Club. A crisis in their parents' lives brings madness and death, a supernatural visitor and an all-too-real tiger... The children have to confront - and conquer - the follies of their elders with wit and invention. Patrick Harpur is the acclaimed author of three novels and three works of non-fiction, including Daimonic Reality, The Philosophers' Secret Fire and Mercurius. He lives in West Dorset, worlds away from his Surrey upbringing.

Patrick Harpur

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Patrick Harpur is a British writer and thinker known for his unique approach to the imaginary, the occult, and archetypal psychology. His work explores the boundaries between the real and the imaginary, rescuing ancient traditions, mythologies, and esoteric beliefs from a contemporary perspective. One of his central themes is the notion of the "world soul" and the importance of the "daimon", a mediating figure between the human and the divine, which Harpur presents as key to understanding non-rational experiences, such as visions, dreams, or paranormal phenomena.

Throughout his career, he has developed a critical view towards modern rationalism, proposing instead a recovery of symbolic thought and imagination as legitimate forms of knowledge. His style combines scholarship, mysticism, and a suggestive narrative, making him a cult author among readers interested in the esoteric, philosophy, and deep psychology. Harpur argues that reality is more complex than materialist science allows us to admit, and that the invisible world—populated by myths, archetypes, and symbols—continues to deeply influence human life, even though it has been sidelined by modernity.

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