Fifth Business
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, published by Penguin Publishing Group in 2001, is a notable entry in the literary canon, comprising 304 pages in English. This book serves as the first installment of The Deptford Trilogy and introduces Ramsay, a man shaped by his experiences in World War I. As he recounts his life, the narrative explores the intersections of memory, history, and myth, revealing how seemingly trivial actions can have profound consequences.
Readers will find that Fifth Business delves into themes of influence and the complexities of human relationships. Through Ramsay’s reflections, the story examines the impact of his childhood experiences and the mystical elements that intertwine with reality. This edition invites readers to engage with the rich tapestry of literary and historical contexts that define the work, making it a significant piece for those interested in fiction and classics.
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The first book in Robertson Davies’s acclaimed The Deptford Trilogy, with a new foreword by Kelly Link
Ramsay is a man twice born, a man who has returned from the hell of the battle-grave at Passchendaele in World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross and destined to be caught in a no man’s land where memory, history, and myth collide. As Ramsay tells his story, it begins to seem that from boyhood, he has exerted a perhaps mystical, perhaps pernicious, influence on those around him. His apparently innocent involvement in such innocuous events as the throwing of a snowball or the teaching of card tricks to a small boy in the end prove neither innocent nor innocuous. Fifth Business stands alone as a remarkable story told by a rational man who discovers that the marvelous is only another aspect of the real.
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