The Sleep of Reason (Snow novel)
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| Author | C. P. Snow |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Strangers and Brothers |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Preceded by | Corridors of Power |
| Followed by | Last Things |
The Sleep of Reason is the tenth book in C. P. Snow's Strangers and Brothers series.
Plot synopsis
[edit]Lewis Eliot returns to his home town during the trial of two young women for murder. Eliot and his generation strive to understand the society of the 1960s.
Reception
[edit]In a 1968 book review in Kirkus Reviews summarised the book as: "Snow's approach is as massively ceremonious as ever. Each character is introduced by an organ chord of commentary: thoughts are as long as life; characters from other books are prodded into being. But there is a certain dogged majesty in this far exit as Snow lumbers down the halls of power."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Sleep of Reason". Kirkus Reviews. 1 January 1968.
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