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The museum guard
a novel
By Norman, Howard A.
- ISBN
- 978-0-37421-649-8
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1998
As Hitler's conquests proceed in the 1930s, a young Canadian experiences agony tied strangely to the dark events in Europe. After a lonely, orphaned childhood, narrator DeFoe Russert has drifted into a job at a Halifax art museum, joining his charming but morally corrupt Uncle Edward as one of the two guards. DeFoe's routine is enlivened by his growing interest in fine art and his rocky affair with Imogen, another art lover. Imogen, careta...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
