Elizabeth Bowen: A Literary Life

by Patricia Laurence

Book Overview

Elizabeth Bowen: A Literary Life reinvents Bowen as a public intellectual, propagandist, spy, cultural ambassador, journalist, and essayist as well as a writer of fiction. Patricia Laurence counters the popular image of Bowen as a mannered, reserved Anglo-Irish writer and presents her as a bold, independent woman who took risks and made her own rules in life and writing. This biography distinguishes itself from others in the depth of research...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030713598
• ISBN13: 9783030713591
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 357 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"