The Book Of Life - Couverture souple

Claxton, Eve

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0091908469 ISBN 13 : 9780091908461

Editeur : Ebury Press, 2008

Synopsis

From childhood through to adulthood ­- if not necessarily maturity - The Book of Life offers the literary journal of a lifetime, in the company of the most fascinating and talented figures in history.

From Alan Bennett's wartime childhood in Yorkshire to Mahatma Gandhi's experiment with cigarettes; Katherine Hepburn on her first acting job aged 21 and Primo Levi on being captured by Fascist militia at the same age; Darwin on his lifelong love - his work - and Nelson Mandela on his release from prison aged 71 ... life and living in all its manifold glories is represented.

With insights that encompass generations and continents, this is a uniquely enjoyable immersion in some of the world's best, and most personal, writing.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Eve Claxton was born in London and lives in Brooklyn, New York. She has written for a variety of publications on both sides of the Atlantic including Vogue, The Tatler and the Guardian. This is her first anthology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ebury Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0091908469
• ISBN 13: 9780091908461
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible