New Gormenghast title at the centre of Mervyn Peakes centenary celebration

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 04/03/2011 - 16:44 The never-before published fourth part in the Gormenghast trilogy will form part of an extensive period of publishing to mark Mervyns Peakes centenary. Vintage will publish Titus Awakes by Mervyn Peake and his late wife Maeve Gilmore on 7th July, as a £7.99 paperback. After Peakes death in 1968, Gilmour completed the manuscript to Titus Awakes. Laura Hassan, editorial director at Vintage, said: Mervyn envisaged it as a series rather than a trilogy that went on and on through Titus life. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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