- Mass Market Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Canada; [Rev.] edition (May 30 1990)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 014013395X
- ISBN-13: 978-0140133950
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.9 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,385,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Funny, colourful, brilliant—you won't be able to put it down."— -- Cosmopolitan
"One of the best books ever written about Hollywood."— -- Rex Reed --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"One of the best books ever written about Hollywood."— -- Rex Reed --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
The Butterfly Plague is Timothy Findley's second novel, first published in 1969.
It is Hollywood 1938. A great star is planning a stunning comeback, while another is bent on self-destruction. And, as dark clouds hang ominously over Europe, hordes of Monarch butterflies swarm beautifully but menacingly over Hollywood.
Against a colourful background of butterflies and beaches, Timothy Findley skillfully phases reality into nightmare, exploring mothers' relationships to their sons, women's relationships to men, beauty's relationship to evil. Blending biting humour with a compassionate perception of despair, The Butterfly Plague presents the movie world in all its splendour and decay.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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It seemed that the whole world had turned out at the station to watch the arrival of the Santa Fe Super Chief. Dolly Damarosch, the famed dirctor, was there with his luscious superstar, Myra Jacobs. Bully Moxon - that lovable performer who tap-danced his way into the hearts of America - was there on the platform. They were all there...waiting. And none of them had any idea that this was the beginning of The Butterfly Plague."Funny, colorful, brilliant - you won't be able to put it down!" - Cosmopolitan
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It seemed that the whole world had turned out at the station to watch the arrival of the Santa Fe Super Chief. Dolly Damarosch, the famed dirctor, was there with his luscious superstar, Myra Jacobs. Bully Moxon - that lovable performer who tap-danced his way into the hearts of America - was there on the platform. They were all there...waiting. And none of them had any idea that this was the beginning of The Butterfly Plague."Funny, colorful, brilliant - you won't be able to put it down!" - Cosmopolitan |
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