The Gates of Ivory
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| Author | Margaret Drabble |
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| Publisher | Viking Books |
Publication date | 1991 |
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The Gates of Ivory is a 1991 novel by novelist Margaret Drabble.[1] The novel is the third in a series of novels, following The Radiant Way and A Natural Curiosity. The novel continues the stories of several middle aged intellectuals introduced in the last two novels. The novel also introduces a new character, Stephen Cox who is loosely based on J.G. Farrell.[2]
Style
[edit | edit source]The novel includes metafiction reflecting on the choices Drabble made while writing the novel.[3] The novel also includes a bibliography referencing a number of works which provide background and connections for the rest of the novel.[4]
The novel's narratives that rotate between both the present and flashbacks narratives from each of the main characters. The novel also introduces characters from The Needle's Eye.[3]
Reviews
[edit | edit source]New York Times reviewer Linda Simon was disappointed with the novel, writing "intellectually stimulating and, as we might expect from Ms. Drabble, very smart. But ideas do not make a novel. Characters do."[3] Publishers Weekly describes the novel as "command[ing] awe even as [Drabble's] subject matter rouses immeasurable stores of pity and terror."[5]
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