Typewriter's Tale - Couverture souple

Heyns, Michiel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1910449644 ISBN 13 : 9781910449646

Editeur : Freight Books, 2016

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'...beams a brilliant light onto the world of Henry James, illuminating the language, manners and social mores of the early twentieth century. This exquisite account of the master and his amanuensis is a tour de force; her story, for all the confines of a typist's life in Rye, a triumph. Heyns is an important figure in South African letters; here he is profound and humourous. The Typewriters Tale is a breathtaking work and, above all, a pleasure to read.' --Zoe Witcomb author of Playing in the Light and October

'What a great idea! The master-observer is observed by his stenographer. A delicious treat for Henry James aficionados, and also for those who may never have read a word. Sly, sympathetic, high-minded, involving, moving, funny. I loved it, and was very sorry to reach the last page. But Freida Wroth and Mr James and the other characters will live on in my mind.' --Ronald Frame, author of The Lantern Bearers and Havisham

'Heynss first novel, The Childrens Day, was impressive for its poignant lyricism; by dramatic contrast, his second novel, The Reluctant Passenger, was an acerbic romp. In The Typewriters Tale he has fashioned an elegant combination of these apparently divergent styles.' Karen Scherzinger, Sunday Independent

'...a hugely refreshing South African novel... Heyns has a knack for building clear, expressive prose like a watchmaker fitting together the workings of a timepiece.' --Gareth Pike, Sunday Times;

Biographie de l'auteur

Michiel Heyns is Professor Emeritus in English at Stellenbosch University. Author of numerous academic works and radio adaptations of Henry James's and Elizabeth Gaskell's novels, Heyns wrote the chapter on Henry James for the Cambridge Companion to English Novelists. He is winner of the Thomas Pringle Award for journalism 2007, and the Sol Plaatje Award for translation, 2008 and was winner of the Sunday Times Fiction Award 2012 for Lost Ground.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Freight Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1910449644
• ISBN 13: 9781910449646
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible