. . . a delightful feast -- a highly civilized joke in which the goddess Venus descends into the gray world of the welfare state, intervenes erotically in the wedding arrangements of a young couple, and -- through her capacity as goddess of love -- transcends her divine appetites and consecrates in music, poetry, and miracle the union of the young, the beautiful, and the innocent.
Used availability for Anthony Burgess's The Eve of Saint Venus
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Hardback Editions
December 1964 : Hardback
 | Title: Eve of Saint Venus Author(s): Anthony Burgess ISBN: 0-283-35386-4 / 978-0-283-35386-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 1985 : Paperback
 | Title: The Eve of Saint Venus Author(s): Anthony Burgess ISBN: 0-09-941680-8 / 978-0-09-941680-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Arena Arrow Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1981 : Paperback
 | Title: Eve of Saint Venus Author(s): Anthony Burgess ISBN: 0-600-20525-8 / 978-0-600-20525-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Hamlyn Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1979 : Paperback
 | Title: The Eve of Saint Venus: A Novel Author(s): Anthony Burgess ISBN: 0-393-00915-7 / 978-0-393-00915-6 (USA edition) Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
April 1971 : Mass Market Paperback
 | Title: Eve of St Venus Author(s): Anthony Burgess ISBN: 0-345-22236-9 / 978-0-345-22236-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
1970 : Unknown
 | Title: The eve of Saint Venus Author(s): Anthony Burgess ISBN: 0-393-08602-X / 978-0-393-08602-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Norton Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1964 : Unknown
 | Title: The eve of Saint Venus Author(s): Anthony Burgess Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1964 : Unknown
 | Title: The Eve of Saint Venus Author(s): Anthony Burgess Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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