The Knox Brothers
- 304pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Penelope Fitzgerald's biography of her remarkable family.
Penelope Fitzgerald Livres
17 décembre 1916 – 28 avril 2000
Penelope Fitzgerald était une romancière, poète, essayiste et biographe anglaise, célébrée pour son aperçu pénétrant de la nature humaine et sa narration magistrale. Avec un sens impeccable du détail et un esprit sec, elle a capturé les complexités de la vie quotidienne et les passions cachées de ses personnages. Sa prose, souvent ancrée dans des événements et des individus réels, résonne avec une vérité intemporelle et une élégance littéraire. Fitzgerald a laissé une marque indélébile dans la littérature britannique en tant que conteuse qui a su donner vie à l'histoire et aux vies humaines avec une sensibilité unique.
Edward Burne-Jones
- 336pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Penelope Fitzgerald, the Booker Prize-winning author of Offshore' and The Blue Flower', turns her attention to the remarkable life of the Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones.
The Afterlife
- 393pages
- 14 heures de lecture
The collection features Penelope Fitzgerald's insightful essays on literature, travel, and her personal experiences, showcasing her unique perspective on renowned authors and their works. Through her introductions to classics like Jane Austen's "Emma" and George Eliot's "Middlemarch," as well as contemporary novels, Fitzgerald examines the enduring impact of writers on readers and the literary world. Additionally, her reviews of late-twentieth-century biographies provide a thoughtful critique of both life and the craft of biography, highlighting lesser-known figures alongside literary giants.
Charlotte Mew
- 304pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Penelope Fitzgerald's fascinating portrait of the tragic poet and her life at the heart of the Bloomsbury set.
Penelope Fitzgerald, who died in 2000, emerged late in life as one of the most remarkable English writers of the last century. The three novels in this volume all display her characteristic wit, intellectual breadth and narrative brilliance, applied to the different traditional forms into which she breathed new life. schovat popis
Offshore, Human Voices, The Beginning Of Spring
- 512pages
- 18 heures de lecture
Sixty-one when she published her first novel, Penelope Fitzgerald based many subsequent books on the experiences of a long and varied life. It presents a life unknown to the author through a story of English emigres in pre- Revolutionary Russia and has been described by one critic as the best `Russian' novel of the twentieth century. schovat popis
So I Have Thought of You
- 336pages
- 12 heures de lecture
A fascinating collection of letters from the great English novelist - and prolific correspondent - Penelope Fitzgerald.
The Bookshop, the Gate of Angels, the Blue Flower
Introduction by Frank Kermode
- 512pages
- 18 heures de lecture
Emerging as a significant literary voice later in life, Penelope Fitzgerald published a diverse body of work, including biographies, novels, and short stories. This collection showcases three of her acclaimed novels, highlighting her unique storytelling and character development. Fitzgerald's late start in writing, beginning at age fifty-nine, adds an inspiring dimension to her legacy as one of the most remarkable English writers of the last century.
The Means of Escape
- 176pages
- 7 heures de lecture
A collection of Penelope Fitzgerald's short stories. schovat popis
The Beginning of Spring
- 187pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Fitzgerald's novel of pre-revolutionary Moscow, shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Featuring an introduction by Andrew Miller.
