Sven BERLIN (1911-1999) 'The Dark Monarch' and 'The Disturba...

Hammer

£160

Sven BERLIN (1911-1999) 'The Dark Monarch' and 'The Disturbance In The West' The lot consists of numerous pieces of handwritten and typed text. The first is a stapled piece of handwritten text titled 'Notes on The Dark Monarch', through this text Berlin discusses his reasons for writing 'The Dark Monarch' and his thoughts on the work after it was published. The second piece of text is titled 'The Man in Sackcloth', this is a piece of text where Berlin explores his first encounters with Cornwall, his thoughts on Alfred Wallis and the Abstract Movement. The folder titled, 'Disturbance in The West', contains numerous handwritten notes and lists relevant to the book. Also included within the lot are two covers of folders, one titled 'Dark Monarch 1st Typescript. Sven Berlin' and another titled 'Disturbance in The West. Original Manuscript Used in Part Two. 1943-1983', alongside an empty notebook with Berlin's monogram. 'The Disturbance In The West' (1945-1984), was an earlier novel of Berlin's and was unsuccessful in being published. The book explores Cornwall after the war. Much of the material which makes up the unpublished novel, was later used by Berlin to form 'The Dark Monarch', which speaks of similar themes, in Berlin's usual style of autobiographical fiction. 'The Dark Monarch' was originally published in 1962, and after being withdrawn just days after, the book was later republished in 2009 by Berlin's wife Julia, after his death.