The White Monkey
John Galsworthy · 1924
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Description
John Galsworthy opened his second Forsyte trilogy, A Modern Comedy, with The White Monkey, published in 1924. The Forsytes return, but the center shifts to the younger generation. Soames's daughter Fleur is now married and restless in postwar London.
Fleur and her husband Michael Mont drift through parties, publishing work, and marital strain. A Chinese statue of a white monkey, holding a squeezed fruit, becomes the symbol of their grasping age. Meanwhile Soames, older and less sure, watches his daughter repeat family patterns. Galsworthy mixes satire of the 1920s smart set with real sympathy for people trapped by wealth.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | John Galsworthy |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1924 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 549 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |