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Memento Mori: Book Guide, Author and Facts

Memento Mori by Muriel Spark — plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.

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Dame Lettie Colston, seventy-nine, O.B.E. and pioneer penal reformer, has much in common with the elderly residents of the Maud Long Medical Ward. All are united by scorn, resentment, boredom--and the maudlin humour that masks the awareness of impending death.

Quick facts about Memento Mori

  • Title: Memento Mori
  • Author: Muriel Spark
  • First published: 1958
  • Genre: fiction, older people, death
  • OpenLibrary ID: OL26398W

Where to read Memento Mori

Memento Mori by Muriel Spark is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.

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What is Memento Mori about?

Dame Lettie Colston, seventy-nine, O.B.E.

Who wrote Memento Mori?

Memento Mori was written by Muriel Spark.

When was Memento Mori published?

Memento Mori was first published in 1958.

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