Joyce Cary
Cary was an Irish-born novelist whose two trilogies explore social and political change in Africa and England with comic energy and moral seriousness. Herself Surprised and The Horse's Mouth are his most celebrated novels.
Works
- Herself SurprisedNovel told from a woman artist's perspective about her relationships and creative struggles
- To Be a PilgrimStory of an aging country gentleman confronting change and responsibility in his final years
- The Horse's MouthComic novel of an eccentric artist navigating London bohemia and his passionate love affairs
- Mister JohnsonNovel set in colonial Africa depicting a clerk's ambition and downfall in native society
- A Fearful JoyNovel following a woman through cycles of love and joy across multiple decades