Wolf Solent
“Wolf Solent” by John Cowper Powys, published by Penguin Books in October 1991, is a novel that intricately weaves themes of eros and ideas. This edition spans 640 pages and presents a narrative that explores the life of Wolf Solent as he leaves London for the village of Ramsgard in Dorsetshire. Here, he encounters a world rich in mysticism and social comedy, marked by ancient scandals and deep-rooted resentments.
Readers will find a blend of poetic contemplation and keen observation as Wolf navigates his relationships with two women, Gerda and Christie, who profoundly impact his journey. The novel delves into the complexities of desire and human folly, offering a unique perspective on nature and society. With its audacious and extravagant storytelling, “Wolf Solent” stands as a significant work of twentieth-century fiction.
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When it was first published in 1929, John Cowper Powys’s rapturous novel of eros and ideas was compared with works by Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, and D.H. Lawrence. Since then it has won the admiration of writers from Henry Miller to Iris Murdoch. Wolf Solent remains wholly unrivaled in its deft and risky balance of mysticism and social comedy, ecstatic contemplation of nature and unblinking observation of human folly and desire.Forsaking London for Ramsgard, a village in Dorsetshire, Wolf Solent discovers a world of pagan splendor and medieval insularity, riddled by ancient scandals and resentments. And there this poetic young man meets two women—the sensuous beauty Gerda and the ethereal gamine Christie—who will become the sharers of his body and soul. Audacious, extravagant, and gloriously strange, Wolf Solent is a twentieth-century masterpiece.
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