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Name: The Manticore

Author: Robertson Davies
Year: 1972
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Popularity: 2.8
Genres/categories: Classic, Fantasy
Culture: Canada

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ISBN:
9780143039136
014303913X
Hailed by the
as "a modern classic," Robertson Davies's acclaimed
is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven.
- the second book in the series after
- follows David Staunton, a man pleased with his success but haunted by his relationship with his larger-than-life father. As he seeks help through therapy, he encounters a wonderful cast of characters who help connect him to his past and the death of his father.
This book is part of the "The Deptford Trilogy" series.
Here are some other books from this series:
Fifth Business
First published 1970
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, Pop Rating:5.1/10
World of Wonders
First published 1975
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, Pop Rating:2.6/10

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