The Foot of Clive

By: John Berger

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Paperback | 3 April 2024

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From the 1972 Booker Prize-winning author comes an examination of masculinity, social covenants and murder that develops into a masterclass in humanity

In the centre of a 1960s hospital ward sits a curtained-off bed, guarded by a policeman. In it lies a murderer, hidden from view and likely to die before he can be hanged for his crime. In the closed, regimented society of the ward, his invisible presence fractures and rebuilds the way the other patients see the world. In the face of someone who has shattered all social covenants, life can no longer continue according to the rules. Upturning conventions from morality to masculinity to class to prejudice, The Foot of Clive is a masterclass on humanity from the Booker Prize-winning author of G.

Industry Reviews

'Berger's early novel puts on display all his painterly skill for description, his flair for metaphor and his powerful social conscience, through the stories and conversations of an ordinary hospital ward. If you admire Berger's later books it's a gem that will deepen your understanding of his work' - GAVIN FRANCIS

'Praise for John Berger: John Berger seems to me peerless' - SUSAN SONTAG

'John Berger has made the world a better place to live in. I do not say this lightly' - ARUNDHATI ROY

'[He] reminds us of what most contemporary writing would have us forget, which is that great writers are distinguished, ultimately, by the quality of their humanity' - GEOFF DYER

'There are a few authors that can change the way you look at the world through their writing and John Berger is one of them' - JARVIS COCKER

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