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|title=The Final Testimony of Raphael Ignatius Phoenix

|sort=Final Testimony of Raphael Ignatius Phoenix, The

|publisher=Black Swan

|date=December 2014

|website=http://www.paul-sussman.co.uk

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|summary=The late Paul Sussman has his first written, but last published work released, and it is an absolute triumph. Hysterically funny, surprisingly moving, constantly astounding, frequently cynical and yet filled with wonder, ''The Final Testimony of Raphael Ignatius Phoenix'' is a must read, and one I will be reading again many times over.

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On the eve of the year 2000, Raphael Ignatius Phoenix decides that he has had enough. Having lived for a century, he takes his own life on the roof of his castle, swallowing a small white pill he has kept on his person for almost 90 years. In the days before, he had written his story all over the walls of the castle - a story that takes in an Edwardian childhood, Hollywood in the 1920's, the Second World War, life as a butler in a stately home, life in a rock band in the 60's, time spent in a nursing home, and finally life in the castle - amongst other, enchanting tales.