The Vodi.
BRAINE, John.
The Vodi.
Rare Publisher's advance proof of John Braine's The Vodi
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1959.
$50.00
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Item Number: 127835
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Publisher’s advance proof of the author’s second book. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition.
While confined to bed with advanced tuberculosis in a provincial sanitarium, Dick Corvey meditates on various events from his earlier life and is visited by the Vodi, a malevolent race of small creatures who seek to persecute and destroy the unlucky. Although the novel was not an initial success, it was Braine's own favorite. Martin Seymour-Smith described it as a "more interesting and imaginative work" than Room at the Top. Michael John Harrison proclaimed it one of his favorite books of all time and defined it as "kitchen sink gothic".
