In My Mind's Eye: A Thought Diary
Celebrated as the greatest descriptive writer of her time (Rebecca West), Jan Morris has been dazzling readers since she burst on the scene with her on-the-spot reportage of the first ascent of Everest in 1953. Now, the beloved ninety-two-year-old, author of classics such as Venice and Trieste, embarks on an entirely new literary enterprise-a collection of daily diaries, penned over the course of a single year. Ranging widely from the idyllic confines of her North Wales home, Morris offers diverse sallies on her preferred form of exercises (walking briskly), her frustration at not recognizing a certain melody humming in her head (Beethoven's…
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- ISBN: 978-1-63149-536-6
- EAN: 9781631495366
- Produktnummer: 27558935
- Verlag: Liveright Pub Corp
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Masse: H21.3 cm x B14.0 cm x D3.3 cm 499 g
- Gewicht: 499
Über den Autor
Jan Morris (1926-2020) lived and wrote as James Morris until 1972. She resided with her partner, Elizabeth Morris, in northwest Wales, between the mountains and the sea. Her many books included In My Mind's Eye, Coronation Everest, and the Pax Britannica trilogy.
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