The Aerodrome

Name: The Aerodrome
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SKU: 9780099511564
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A love story

By Rex Warner

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The Aerodrome is a haunting political allegory set in a stark world dominated by the mysterious aerodrome perched on a hill above a village. The young protagonist, Roy, is torn between the chaotic, violent life of the villagers and the strict, imposing order of the aerodrome and its commanding Air Vice-Marshal. Drawn into this enigmatic place, Roy leaves behind his old life, encountering dark secrets and confronting harsh realities within this disturbing regime.
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Ideal for readers interested in literary fiction with political and philosophical themes, fans of allegory, and those who appreciate classic, thought-provoking novels exploring the nature of totalitarianism.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MICHAEL MOORCOCK

A model of efficiency and order, the aerodrome stands on the hill looking down on the village below. Roy, coming of age in the messy, violent and adulterous world of the villagers, is simultaneously attracted and repelled by this strange place and by the powerful figure of the Air Vice-Marshal.

'A haunting political allegory...a cracking beach read' The Times

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A haunting political allegory...a cracking beach read - The Times

With an introduction by Michael Moorcock

A model of efficiency and order, the aerodrome stands on the hill looking down on the village below. Roy, coming of age in the messy, violent and adulterous world of the villagers, is simultaneously attracted and repelled by this strange place and by the powerful figure of the Air Vice-Marshal. Soon he is led to leave his family, his friends and his love in order to join the aerodrome and confront the secrets of this mysterious and sinister place...

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Praised as "a powerful and mysterious novel - totally gripping" by J.G. Ballard, this darkly comic and satirical work combines Orwellian themes with a Kafkaesque nightmare, as noted by the Guardian. Anthony Burgess highlights its originality, humour, and deep literary value, while the New Statesman deems it possibly "the best novel ever written about fascism," noting its enduring unsettling nature. V.S. Pritchett calls Rex Warner "the only outstanding novelist of ideas" of his decade.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099511564

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 December 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Contributors:

Introduction by Michael Moorcock
Introduction by Michael Moorcock

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 224g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Rex Warner was born on 9 March 1905. He was educated in Harpenden and at Wadham College, Oxford where he studied Classics and English and wrote poetry.His first collection was published in 1937. He went on to write several novels including The Aerodrome (1941), The Wild Goose Chase (1936) and The Professor (1938). After the war we went to Athens as Director of the British Institute. He later became a Classics professor and was also a celebrated translator of Greek classic writers including Xeonophon, Thucydides, Aeschylus and Euripides. He died on 24 June 1986.