Party Going
Party Going by Henry Green, published by New York Review of Books on April 4, 2017, is a reprint of the original 1939 work. This edition, comprising 192 pages, presents a darkly comic narrative set against the backdrop of London’s foggy atmosphere. The story revolves around a group of young individuals stranded at a train station and hotel, anxiously awaiting a journey to a lavish party hosted by their wealthy friend Max. As they navigate their intertwined lives, the characters grapple with their secrets and desires, reflecting the complexities of their social interactions.
Readers will find a blend of psychological insight and satire in this modernist piece, which captures the essence of the 1930s, a decade described by W. H. Auden as “low dishonest.” The narrative explores themes of connection and disconnection among the characters, who wander through their relationships in pursuit of fulfillment. With its focus on the intricacies of human behavior and societal norms, Party Going offers a thought-provoking experience for those interested in literary fiction.
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A modernist “masterpiece” (The New York Times) that will appeal to fans of Downton Abbey and The Great Gatsby
Party Going, published in 1939, is Henry Green’s darkly comic valediction to what W. H. Auden famously described as the “low dishonest decade” of the 1930s. London is sunk in an impenetrable fog. Traffic has come to a halt. Stranded in the train station and the hotel connected to it are a group of bright young things waiting to catch a train to the Continent, where their enormously rich friend Max is throwing a party. Green’s characters worry and wonder and wander in and out of each other’s company (and arms and beds), in pursuit of and pursued by their own secrets and desires.
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