The Book of Merlyn (Once and Future King) Review

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(More customer reviews)The Book of Merlyn was an incredible book, once again proving the genius of T.H. White. This book is the only sensible conclusion to the Once and Future King and should have been included in the original printing. In TheBook of Merlyn, we revisit King Arthur on the night before his final battlewith his son, Mordred. Feeling dejected and alone, Arthur's mentor, thelovably eccentric and ingenious Merlyn, returns and whisks the king away tolearn two final lessons from the animals he knew as a child. This book isnot merely a childish fairytale, but rather an in-depth dissection of humannature in which the human condition is explored in depth and theever-elusive meaning of life is hinted at. A book for the serious reader orany serious fan of Arthur and Merlyn, The Book of Merlyn is a masterpiecefrom the mind of one of the greatest writers of the past one hundred years.

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". . . a personal as well as historical story that crisscrosses the centuries on the question of war and peace."--New York TimesThis magical account of King Arthur's last night on earth spent weeks on the New York Times best-seller list following its publication in 1977. Even in addressing the profound issues of war and peace, The Book of Merlyn retains the life and sparkle for which White is known. The tale brings Arthur full circle, an ending, White wrote, that "will turn my completed epic into a perfect fruit, 'rounded off and bright and done.'"--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.