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Of or pertaining to Mervyn Peake (1911-1968), English modernist writer and artist, or his works. quotations examples
If the first two novels created a new genre — Peakean fantasy — then this third volume zigzags between several: the Bildungsroman, science fiction, social satire, morality tale and dystopian prophecy.
2002, Malcolm Yorke, Mervyn Peake: My Eyes Mint Gold: A Life, page 298