Shirley Hazzard : a writing life
Title:
Shirley Hazzard : a writing life
Author:
Credits:
Brigitta Olubas.
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date(s):
2022
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
x, 564 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Prologue: Only for love -- Reggie's daughter : 1931-1947 -- A first glimpse of the unknown : 1947-1948 -- Sea-girt, southerly, sundered : 1948-1951 -- New York : 1951-1957 -- A larger life : 1957-1958 -- Sì, Scrivo! : 1958-1963 -- Francis : 1906-1963 -- Amitié littéraire : 1963-1966 -- Small masterpieces : 1966-1970 -- The transit of Venus : 1970-1980 -- A fated connection : 1980-1985 -- The room not as I thought it was : 1981-1994 -- Sola solissima : 1995-2016.
Description:
"The first biography of Shirley Hazzard, the author of The Transit of Venus and a writer of "shocking wisdom" and "intellectual thrill" (The New Yorker)"-- Provided by publisher.
Olubas draws on Hazzard's fiction, and on an extensive archive of private papers and the memories of surviving friends and colleagues, to create a resonant portrait of an exceptional woman. She traces the complex and intricate processes of self-fashioning that lay behind Hazzard's presence, and shows how her depth of perception and expressive gifts have earned her iconic status. -- adapted from jacket
Personal Subject:
Genre Term(s):
Document ID:
SD_ILS:1764041
Language:
English
