Produktbild
Robertson Davies

The Merry Heart

Reflections on Reading Writing, and the World of Books

Buch

Readers around the world continue to mourn the 1995 death of a beloved literary icon, but this rich and varied collection of Robertson Davies?s writings on the world of books and the miracle of language captures his inimitable voice and sustains his presence among us. Coming almost entirely from Davies? own files of unpublished material, these twenty-four essays and lectures range over themes from The Novelist and Magic to Literature and Technology, from Painting, Fiction, and Faking, to Can a Doctor Be a Humanist? and Creativity in Old Age. For devotees of Davies and all lovers of literature and language, here is the urbanity, wit, and high… Mehr

CHF 29.90

Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)

Versandfertig innerhalb 1-3 Werktagen

Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-0-14-027586-5
  • EAN: 9780140275865
  • Produktnummer: 15457135
  • Verlag: Random House N.Y.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
  • Seitenangabe: 400 S.

Über den Autor


Robertson Davies (1913-1995) had three successive careers during the time he became an internationally acclaimed author: actor, publisher, and, finally, professor at the University of Toronto. The author of twelve novels and several volumes of essays and plays, he was the first Canadian to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

63 weitere Werke von Robertson Davies:


Bewertungen


0 von 0 Bewertungen

Geben Sie eine Bewertung ab!

Teilen Sie Ihre Erfahrungen mit dem Produkt mit anderen Kunden.