This updated biography of the British painter reveals the complete story of Augustus John and his circle. New material which includes letters from Joyce, Dylan Thomas, Shaw, Oskar Kokoschka, the Sitwells, and Sean O'Casey reveals John to be a pivotal cultural figure in the first quarter of this century.
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About the Author:
Besides the biographies of Augustus John, Bernard Shaw and Lytton Strachey (which was filmed as Carrington), Michael Holroyd has written two volumes of memoirs, Basil Street Blues and Mosaic. He was president of the Royal Society of Literature from 2003 - 2008 and is the only non-fiction writer to have been awarded the British Literature Prize. He lives in London and Somerset with his wife, the novelist Margaret Drabble.
Review:
"Superb biography. . . . Holroyd has it all" -- Robert Hughes * Time * "Vastly informative and hugely entertaining" * Newsweek * "An entertaining, essentially comic story... Holroyd tells it with great skill and elegance" * Sunday Telegraph * "Here is one of the most entertaining lives ever written... Holroyd depicts his subjects with great sympathy and understanding... Very funny... thought-provoking" -- Philip Hensher * Mail on Sunday * "Both a celebration and a tragedy. The celebration of a man of enormous vitality, intermittent zest and remarkable magnetism, and of the most naturally gifted artist that the English-speaking world has produced in the last hundred years; and the tragedy of a man who never came to terms with himself... A wonderfully engrossing, entertaining and even moving book" -- Allan Massie * Daily Telegraph *
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- PublisherRandom House Uk Ltd
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 070116087X
- ISBN 13 9780701160876
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages700
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