Fludd (novel)
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Fludd is a 1989 novel written by Hilary Mantel
and first published by Viking Press
, it won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize that year.
It is set in 1956, in Fetherhoughton, a fictional town somewhere on the moors of northern England, it centres on the convent and Roman Catholic church in the dreary isolated town and concerns the dramatic impact of the mysterious Fludd, who is apparently a curate
sent by the bishop to assist Father Angwin, a priest who continues in his role despite privately having lost his faith.
Hilary Mantel
Hilary Mary Mantel CBE , née Thompson, is an English novelist, short story writer and critic. Her work, ranging in subject from personal memoir to historical fiction, has been short-listed for major literary awards...
and first published by Viking Press
Viking Press
Viking Press is an American publishing company owned by the Penguin Group, which has owned the company since 1975. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim...
, it won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize that year.
It is set in 1956, in Fetherhoughton, a fictional town somewhere on the moors of northern England, it centres on the convent and Roman Catholic church in the dreary isolated town and concerns the dramatic impact of the mysterious Fludd, who is apparently a curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
sent by the bishop to assist Father Angwin, a priest who continues in his role despite privately having lost his faith.
External links
- Fludd, book reviews at Bibliochat