The Man Who Died

D. H. Lawrence

Original title: The man who died

Also published as: The escaped cock

earliest edition we have, 1973 Harper Perennial, 1995 paperback 112 pages

In his last novel, published less than a year before his death, D. H. Lawrence takes up the theme of Christ's resurrection and his final days on earth. Lawrence recounts Christ's agonizing journey from death back to life with alarming realism: his initial painful awakening, the utter disillusionment of living beyond his brutal death, his bewildering encounters with strangers and friends, and finally, his redemptive s...

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Editions we hold

The Man Who Died paperback · 2005 · Rupa & Co.
The Man Who Died audiobook · 2002 · Audio Book Contractors · 9781556857010
The Man Who Died paperback · 1995 · Harper Perennial · 112 pages · 9780880014298
The man who died edition · 1994 · Ecco Press · 101 pages
The Man Who Died hardcover · 1993 · Knopf · 9780394597690
The escaped cock edition · 1982 · Aquila · 51 pages
The escaped cock. edition · 1973 · Black Sparrow Press · 170 pages

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