The Thorn in the Flesh, D H Lawrence
The Thorn in the Flesh, D H Lawrence
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The Thorn in the Flesh

Author: D H Lawrence

Narrator: Paul Metcalfe

Unabridged: 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/04/2022

Synopsis

‘The Thorn in the Flesh’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1914. The story can be read in tandem with 'The Prussian Officer' which was written in the same year and has a similar setting and theme. In this story, the young soldier fights against his own shortcomings as a soldier and as a man. He flees the scene of his crime into the arms of his lover where he finds solace and comfort but he cannot escape the inevitable military machine that Lawrence hated.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sylvaine

L'occasion a fait le larron. le challenge solidaire et un petit livre publié dans la collection Folio 2€ je n'ai plus eu d'excuses, D.H Lawrence à nous deux! Quelle agréable surprise! Les trois nouvelles que contient cet opus, publiées en 1914, appartiennent au recueil Les filles du pasteur. Trois no......more

Goodreads review by Emy

3/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️......more

Goodreads review by Unprinted

“Nothing but a fool”. It surprised me how the descriptions in the beginning of this short story were delicate and carefully constructed. It paved the subsequent passages, although they lack of the charm of the first instance. D. H. Lawrence exposes to the reader a window of time. It involves relucta......more

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