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Joyce Cary was a British novelist known for his intricate explorations of human relationships and the social dynamics of his era. Born on December 7, 1888, in Bombay, India, Cary spent a significant part of his life in Nigeria before returning to England. His most celebrated novel, 'Mister Johnson,' was published in 1932 and is regarded as a classic of English literature.

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“A perpetually new and lively world, but a dangerous one, full of tragedy and injustice.”

World Dangerous Danger Tragedy Injustice Lively

Book:Selected essays

Source: Selected essays

“A friend of mine tells me that a Beethoven symphony can solve for him a problem of conduct. I've no doubt that it does so simply by giving him a sense of the tragedy and the greatness of human destiny, which makes his personal anxieties seem small, which throws them into a new proportion.”

Giving Humans Doe Problem Seems Destiny Worry Doubt Greatness Mines Anxiety Tragedy Solve No Doubt Proportion Symphony

Book:Art and reality: ways of the creative process

Source: Art and reality: ways of the creative process

“It is the tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know - and the less a man knows, the more sure he is that he knows everything.”

Knows Men World Political Knowledge Tragedy

Book:Art and reality: ways of the creative process

Source: Art and reality: ways of the creative process

About the Author

Born: December 7, 1888
Died: March 29, 1957
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 54

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THE HORSE'S MOUTHRelated source material

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First trilogy: Herself surprised: To be a pilgrim. The horse's mouthRelated source material

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