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1 week ago

Becoming George by Fiona Sampson review the remarkable story of a cross-dressing 19th century novelist

George Sand's life exemplifies self-invention through her transgressive choices, including wearing trousers and pursuing unconventional relationships while establishing herself as a major 19th-century writer.
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The Daffodil Days by Helen Bain review virtuoso portrait of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath's final year

The Daffodil Days reconstructs Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes's 1961-1962 Devon period through multiple perspectives of those around them, revealing intimate details of their deteriorating marriage and creative output.
fromThe New Yorker
6 months ago

Rachel Cusk on Muriel Spark's "The House of the Famous Poet"

I never felt the influence of Muriel Spark, despite the fact that she was a substantial female figure in British literature. It's a pity, because there was much to learn from her macabre, entirely unsentimental art and its account of the strange violence of living. It was only quite recently, when I came across a new volume of her collected letters (meticulously edited by Dan Gunn), that I first felt confronted by her persona.
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8 months ago

Larry: A New Biography of Lawrence Durrell by Michael Haag review a Mediterranean life

Lawrence Durrell's life and work are profoundly tied to the Mediterranean as a backdrop for human connection amid historical turmoil.
fromNew York Post
10 months ago

The real 'Great Gatsby': Meet the men who likely inspired the infamous novel

In 1951, a blind 65-year-old man named Max Gerlach claimed he was the inspiration for Jay Gatsby, asserting, 'I'm the real Jay Gatsby.' His story went largely ignored.
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