Fifth Business
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, published by Macmillan of Canada in 1970, is a reprint edition comprising 314 pages. This novel follows the life of Ramsay, a man who has returned from the horrors of World War I, decorated with the Victoria Cross. As he recounts his experiences, the narrative explores the intersections of memory, history, and myth, revealing how Ramsay’s seemingly benign actions have had profound effects on those around him.
Readers will find a rich exploration of the complexities of human influence and the blurred lines between reality and the extraordinary. The story delves into themes of personal responsibility and the impact of past actions, as Ramsay reflects on his life and the mystical elements that intertwine with his reality. Fifth Business presents a unique perspective on the nature of existence, inviting readers to consider how the marvelous can coexist with the mundane.
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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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