Ivy Compton-Burnett
Pastors and Masters (Heathen Edition)
Buch
Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884-1969) was a reclusive novelist who in the 1950s became known in literary circles as the English Secret, and was considered austere and unassuming by all who had the rare fortune to meet her. Publicly, she was so modest that any praise of her books, made in her presence, pained her. But hidden under simple appearances lay a literary iconoclast with a biting, acerbic wit who developed a wholly distinct and highly individualistic dialogue-heavy style that would span 19 novels. A style first introduced here, in her second novel, Pastors and Masters. A short work that is largely a satiric depiction of Victorian institutio…
Mehr
Beschreibung
Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884-1969) was a reclusive novelist who in the 1950s became known in literary circles as the English Secret, and was considered austere and unassuming by all who had the rare fortune to meet her. Publicly, she was so modest that any praise of her books, made in her presence, pained her. But hidden under simple appearances lay a literary iconoclast with a biting, acerbic wit who developed a wholly distinct and highly individualistic dialogue-heavy style that would span 19 novels. A style first introduced here, in her second novel, Pastors and Masters. A short work that is largely a satiric depiction of Victorian institutions, and a character study of masculine authority and female subservience within the setting of a boys preparatory school after World War I. The crux of the loose narrative being one's success as defined by way of novel authorship. So unique is the style borne here that it has been described as a work of genius. It is like nothing else in the world.
CHF 12.50
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V105:
Folgt in ca. 15 Arbeitstagen
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-948316-18-7
- EAN: 9781948316187
- Produktnummer: 36462396
- Verlag: Heathen Editions
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 130 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D0.7 cm 174 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 174
21 weitere Werke von Ivy Compton-Burnett:
Bewertungen
0 von 0 Bewertungen
Anmelden
Keine Bewertungen gefunden. Seien Sie der Erste und teilen Sie Ihre Erkenntnisse mit anderen.