Mervyn Peake, author of the internationally acclaimed Gormenghast novels, has created an extraordinarily imaginative story inMr. Pye, his last novel. In both the text and his own delightful illustrations, the author turns a moral battle into a hilarious and fantastical adventure.

Author Biography

Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) was a playwright, painter, poet, illustrator, short story writer, and designer of theatrical costumes, as well as a novelist. Among his many books are the celebrated Gormenghast novels, Titus Groan, Gormenghast, and Titus Alone, and the posthumously published Titus Awakes, the lost book of Gormenghast finished by Peake's wife Maeve Gilmore after his death. The Gormenghast novels, as well as Peake's other writings Mr. Pye and Peake's Progress, are all available from The Overlook Press.