Author: NEWMAN, PAUL
Title: Galahad
Description: Halsgrove, UK, 2004. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 9781841143484 128 pages. Available Now. Book Description: GALAHAD by Paul Newman: The Peninsula Prizewinning Novel : Brilliant - Galahad lights up the Dark Ages Colin Wilson : Paul Newman describes his prizewinning novel as an 'on the road autobiography of Arthur's most pure and noble knight.' But the hero of Arthurian legend is, as it turns out, somewhat easily led astray and his best intentions are beset with temptations that our young innocent finds it impossible to resist. From the outset his determination to preserve his celibacy as a novice monk is thwarted by the lax morals in his Dorset monastery and life goes downhill from there. : When Galahad joins the Knights of the of the Round Table and is chosen by King Arthur to seek the Holy Grail, what follows is a series of adventures - you know the kind of thing: partaking in the blood-broth ceremony of King Cealwin, the cuckolding of Sir Bors, the rescue of the aeronautic King Bladud's daughter, and defending the honour of a mouse. : Alongside such commonplace activities in the life of a knight errant are a few extraordinary events, not least of which is the 'discovery' of the Holy Grail. Oh, and we forgot to mention the hearty Vikings... : Review: Brilliant - Galahad lights up the Dark Ages -- Colin Wilson : From the Author: ‘GALAHAD' GALLOPING THROUGH BOOKSHOPS : This month Halsgove, the Tiverton publishers, jointly with the Western Morning News, are bringing out ‘Galahad', winner of the Peninsula Prize for 2003, written by Paul Newman, a 58-year old author based in St Austell, Cornwall, who has previously published various literary and historical titles, including ‘Lost Gods of Albion' and ‘A History of Terror'. Newman's book is the story of the famous knight and his adventures. : Conventional portrayals of Galahad have shown a young gallant riding forth to seek the Grail with fanatical directness. Newman's Galahad is more doubting and tarnished. He is a knight of only ‘fair-to-middling' purity. He drifts, dawdles and questions the value of ‘sacred baubles' like the Grail. On more than one occasion he gets embroiled in bizarre adventures, meeting Bladud of Bath, creator of a legendary flying machine, getting drawn into an animal trial, in which a mouse is prosecuted for nibbling an ear of corn, and becoming involved with various women who distract him from his quest. : I think the appeal of King Arthur and the Round Table, said Newman, is based upon a brilliant, selfish romanticism. Knights are never stuck in one place - they're always galloping off to meet fabulous, attractive figures, utterly removed from ordinary concerns. Vaulting obstacles, they advance towards a single goal, while day-to-day folk, who can only read about them or pay to see their adventures on the screen, are driving to work or hauling out their weekly bin bags. Most of us don't live on castle battlements, looking out over a beautiful, wild landscape. Most of us, in fact, are in the dungeons, chained by mortgages and responsibilities. But the knights aren't. They bound from one glorious adventure to another. All of them are honoured and admired and called ‘Sir'. It's much nicer having a maiden say, Sir Galahad, kindly help me remove my robe! than a foreman shout, Hey you, shift that pile of bricks! Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; Hardbacks; ISBN: 1841143480. ISBN/EAN: 9781841143484. Inventory No: F188-1234.

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