Review of “Danse Macabre” (1963)
Mervyn Peake (writer).
Read in 2026.
Peake’s prose is good, but the story of an estranged couple’s clothing spookily prefiguring their reunion and death does not make any sense, even on a symbolic level.
Mervyn Peake (writer).
Read in 2026.
Peake’s prose is good, but the story of an estranged couple’s clothing spookily prefiguring their reunion and death does not make any sense, even on a symbolic level.