Gormenghast (King Penguin)

by Mervyn Peake

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Series (with order)

Gormenghast Trilogy (2)

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Original publication date

1968

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Gormenghast

People/Characters

Titus Groan

Awards and honors

BBC's Big Read (Best loved novel, 2003, No 84)

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345730089, Mass Market Paperback)

This is the first printing of the "Ballantine illustrated, revised edition," 1968. Includes line drawings by the author (who was himself a highly-regarded illustraator).

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