Guignol-s Band : Alma Classics

Clines third novel, first published in 1944 but dealing with events taking place during the First World War, Guignols Band follows the narrators meanderings through London after he has been demobilized due to a war injury.

The result is a frank, uncompromising, yet grotesquely funny portrayal of the English capitals seedy underworld, peopled by prostitutes, pimps and schemers.

Often considered to be Clines funniest work, Guignols Band showcases its authors idiosyncratic style at its finest, frantically blending slang, invective, onomatopoeia with literary language, and bridging the gap between gritty realism and absurd mysticism.