André Maurois (1885-1967): Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Moderate

by Lionel Gossman and J Gossman

Book Overview

Respected by his peers and hugely successful internationally in the first half of the twentieth century - in 1935 the English translation of one of his fifteen major biographies was the first book to be published in Allen Lane's pioneering Penguin paperback series - Andr Maurois is now hardly read. His liberal humanism, his moderate and conciliatory stance in everything, from politics to his lucid and elegant writing style, his 'politeness' as he...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137402695
• ISBN13: 9781137402691
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 123 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.6"