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Letters 1931-1966

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In her will, Jean Rhys expressed a wish that no biography should be written unless authorized during her lifetime. Following her death, her literary executor was approached frequently with requests for permission to write "an official life". Finally he decided that, by compiling a volume of letters, authentic biographical information would be provided. But as the collection grew, the biographical aspect took on a secondary importance as the self-portrait began to reveal the turbulent process of literary creation. The final result is a portrait spanning the years from 1931 to 1966, when the long struggle to finish "Wide Sargasso Sea" was over.

Language: English

Pages: 313

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin

Release: May 13, 1985

ISBN: 0140189068

ISBN 13: 9780140189063

Letters 1931-1966

4.2/5 ( ratings)

In her will, Jean Rhys expressed a wish that no biography should be written unless authorized during her lifetime. Following her death, her literary executor was approached frequently with requests for permission to write "an official life". Finally he decided that, by compiling a volume of letters, authentic biographical information would be provided. But as the collection grew, the biographical aspect took on a secondary importance as the self-portrait began to reveal the turbulent process of literary creation. The final result is a portrait spanning the years from 1931 to 1966, when the long struggle to finish "Wide Sargasso Sea" was over.

Language: English

Pages: 313

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin

Release: May 13, 1985

ISBN: 0140189068

ISBN 13: 9780140189063

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