Novel on Yellow Paper

by Stevie Smith

Book Overview

I am a forward-thinking girl, and don't stay where I am. 'Left right, be bright.'

Pompey Casmilus, Stevie Smith's loquacious alter ego, works as a secretary and writes down on yellow office paper this wickedly amusing novel. "Dear Reader," she addresses us politely in the whirlwind of her opinions on death, sex, anti-Semitism, art, Greek tragedy, friendship, marriage, Nazism, gossip, and the suburbs. But most of all Pompey talks about love.

When...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811231674
• ISBN13: 9780811231671
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Short on plot, but long on ideas

Pompey Casmilus is a secretary living in London in the 1930's. In this book, she describes her thoughts about love, work, friendship and the Germans, amongst other things. If you're looking for a plot this isn't the book for you, but if you want emotional honesty and a startlingly original (and up to date) viewpoint, then go ahead and read it. Don't let the book's surreal style put you off - there's plenty of thought-provoking material in there.