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The Driver's Seat is a novella by Muriel Spark. Published in 1970, it was advertised as "a metaphysical shocker". It is in the psychological thriller genre, dealing with themes of alienation, isolation and loss of spiritual values. It was made into a film in 1974 starring Elizabeth Taylor and featuring Andy Warhol.
- Muriel Spark
- United Kingdom
- 1970
- English
Jan 1, 2001 · Muriel Spark, John Lanchester (Introduction) 3.61. 9,879 ratings1,451 reviews. Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0141188340. Lise is thin, neither good-looking nor bad-looking. One day she walks out of her office, acquires a gaudy new outfit, adopts a girlier tone of voice, and heads to the airport to fly south.
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Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1970. Plot Summary. Muriel Spark’s novel The Driver’s Seat (1970) utilizes the present tense, giving the story a sense of urgency even though there is very little action. Lise is shopping for a colorful dress to wear on a trip on which she is about to embark.
Nov 22, 2010 · The driver's seat : Spark, Muriel : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Spark, Muriel. Publication date. 1970. Topics. Women, Murder. Publisher. New York, Knopf. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. "This novel first appeared in the New Yorker."
The Driver's Seat. Written by Muriel Spark. In Muriel Spark’s brilliantly dark novella, a search for adventure, sex and the obsessional experience turns into a journey of self-destruction. After having been driven to distraction by working in the same accountants’ office for 16 years, Lise flies south in search of passion and adventure.
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May 8, 1970 · Fiction. The Driver's Seat. By Muriel Spark. May 8, 1970. The New Yorker, May 16, 1970 P. 38. A detailed story of the apparently senseless actions of Lise, a deranged woman in her...
The Driver's Seat. Select a format: Retailers: Amazon Blackwells Bookshop.org Foyles Hive Waterstones WHSmith. Summary. Described as 'a metaphysical shocker' at the time of its release, Muriel Sparks' The Driver's Seat is a taut psychological thriller, published with an introduction by John Lanchester in Penguin Modern Classics.
