The Voice of the Seven Sparrows
London: Hutchinson, 1924. 8vo (5 x 7 ½ in.) in cloth. Missing original dust jacket. 284 pp. Previous library sticker on spine and stamped inside. Very good condition, with light foxing and minor shelfwear. Item #4176
Harry Stephen Keeler (1890-1967) was a little-known but prolific writer and novelist whose short stories and novels have been labeled mystery and science-fiction but insistently evade the constraints of a single genre. The absurdity and intricacy of his plots, and his undying interest in the occult disguise Keeler's critical examinations of racism and capitalism in society. Full of intricate subplots, meta-narratives, and multi-level framing mechanisms, Keeler's work is one-of-a-kind American literature.
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